UA1616 ORD → SNA

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Santa Ana, CA · 31 flights observed, 2025-09-25 to 2025-10-25 · 1,726 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2025-10's on-time rate (56%) is well below the 100% average from earlier months.

UA1616 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → SNA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
+6 min
90th percentile
+36 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1616 on time?

Across 31 flights on ORD → SNA from 2025-09-25 to 2025-10-25, UA1616 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 65% of the time. The median arrival delay was +6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +36 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2065%
16-30 min723%
31-60 min26%
61-120 min26%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-096100%-6 min
2025-102556%+18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon425%
Tue4100%
Wed450%
Thu580%
Fri560%
Sat580%
Sun450%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…