UA2486 SAN → ORD

United Airlines · San Diego, CA to Chicago, IL · 319 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 1,723 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -15 min, while the worst 10% run +48 min or later.

UA2486 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SAN → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-15 min
90th percentile
+48 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA2486 on time?

Across 319 flights on SAN → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA2486 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +48 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time26183%
16-30 min155%
31-60 min114%
61-120 min165%
2+ hrs114%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073083%+4 min
2025-083077%+14 min
2025-093090%-14 min
2025-103190%-13 min
2025-112886%-3 min
2025-123087%-7 min
2026-011984%+1 min
2026-022085%-6 min
2026-032875%+12 min
2026-041776%+20 min
2026-052584%-16 min
2026-062677%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5176%
Tue4193%
Wed4180%
Thu4982%
Fri5176%
Sat3194%
Sun5086%

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