UA2161 ORD → EWR

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Newark, NJ · 37 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 719 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Thursdays vs. 60% on Mondays.

UA2161 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → EWR, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+62 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA2161 on time?

Across 37 flights on ORD → EWR from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, UA2161 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +62 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2775%
16-30 min26%
31-60 min38%
61-120 min26%
2+ hrs26%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012580%+13 min
2026-021164%+9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue683%
Wed683%
Thu5100%
Fri580%
Sat580%
Sun425%

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