UA1989 ORD → BOS

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Boston, MA · 232 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-28 · 867 mi

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

On-time arrival
60%
Median delay
+9 min
90th percentile
+102 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA1989 on time?

Across 232 flights on ORD → BOS from 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-28, UA1989 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 60% of the time. The median arrival delay was +9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +102 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time13660%
16-30 min2210%
31-60 min2712%
61-120 min219%
2+ hrs198%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073060%+29 min
2025-081765%+33 min
2025-09650%+57 min
2025-103050%+43 min
2025-112959%+57 min
2025-123158%+16 min
2026-012966%+19 min
2026-022572%+13 min
2026-032861%+36 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3057%
Tue3263%
Wed3361%
Thu3361%
Fri3269%
Sat3465%
Sun3148%

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