UA1897 OMA → ORD

United Airlines · Omaha, NE to Chicago, IL · 37 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 416 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Saturdays vs. 60% on Fridays.

UA1897 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for OMA → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+25 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1897 on time?

Across 37 flights on OMA → ORD from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, UA1897 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +25 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2773%
16-30 min822%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012673%+9 min
2026-021173%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue667%
Wed667%
Thu580%
Fri560%
Sat5100%
Sun560%

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