UA1991 ORD → DTW

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI · 44 flights observed, 2026-02-12 to 2026-03-28 · 235 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 50% on Mondays.

UA1991 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+86 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is UA1991 on time?

Across 44 flights on ORD → DTW from 2026-02-12 to 2026-03-28, UA1991 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was +2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +86 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3174%
16-30 min25%
31-60 min25%
61-120 min410%
2+ hrs37%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-021771%+16 min
2026-032576%+51 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon650%
Tue5100%
Wed580%
Thu771%
Fri757%
Sat786%
Sun580%

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