UA1970 SFO → ORD

United Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL · 48 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18 · 1,846 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -2 min, while the worst 10% run +90 min or later.

UA1970 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SFO → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1970 on time?

Across 48 flights on SFO → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18, UA1970 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +90 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3573%
16-30 min24%
31-60 min510%
61-120 min24%
2+ hrs48%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073073%+20 min
2025-081872%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon771%
Tue786%
Wed757%
Thu771%
Fri667%
Sat786%
Sun771%

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