UA2251 ORD → SFO

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to San Francisco, CA · 69 flights observed, 2026-03-29 to 2026-06-30 · 1,846 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 91% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 40% on Thursdays.

UA2251 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → SFO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
+7 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA2251 on time?

Across 69 flights on ORD → SFO from 2026-03-29 to 2026-06-30, UA2251 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 65% of the time. The median arrival delay was +7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +73 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4565%
16-30 min1014%
31-60 min57%
61-120 min69%
2+ hrs34%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-03367%+11 min
2026-042564%+27 min
2026-051164%+11 min
2026-063067%+26 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1155%
Tue1191%
Wed1060%
Thu1040%
Fri1050%
Sat683%
Sun1182%

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