UA1989 MCI → ORD

United Airlines · Kansas City, MO to Chicago, IL · 28 flights observed, 2026-03-29 to 2026-04-29 · 403 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Sundays vs. 40% on Tuesdays.

UA1989 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MCI → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
+3 min
90th percentile
+115 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA1989 on time?

Across 28 flights on MCI → ORD from 2026-03-29 to 2026-04-29, UA1989 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 71% of the time. The median arrival delay was +3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +115 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2071%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min14%
61-120 min414%
2+ hrs311%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-03367%+32 min
2026-042572%+29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue540%
Wed580%
Thu450%
Fri4100%
SatNo data—
Sun5100%

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