UA1972 ORD → ATL

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Atlanta, GA · 78 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2026-02-11 · 606 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-02's on-time rate (100%) is well above the 73% average from earlier months.

UA1972 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+47 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is UA1972 on time?

Across 78 flights on ORD → ATL from 2025-10-26 to 2026-02-11, UA1972 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +47 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time5675%
16-30 min811%
31-60 min68%
61-120 min45%
2+ hrs11%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-10683%-2 min
2025-112070%+4 min
2025-121765%+17 min
2026-012273%+10 min
2026-0210100%-10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1369%
Tue1385%
Wed1377%
Thu1080%
Fri1164%
Sat2100%
Sun1369%

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