UA1839 ORD → DSM

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Des Moines, IA · 38 flights observed, 2026-04-30 to 2026-06-30 · 299 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 83% on-time on Saturdays vs. 33% on Thursdays.

UA1839 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → DSM, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+79 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1839 on time?

Across 38 flights on ORD → DSM from 2026-04-30 to 2026-06-30, UA1839 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was +4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +79 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2771%
16-30 min38%
31-60 min38%
61-120 min25%
2+ hrs38%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-0410%+22 min
2026-053171%+22 min
2026-06683%0 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue580%
Wed4100%
Thu633%
Fri667%
Sat683%
Sun683%

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