UA3551 ORD → SDF

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Louisville, KY · 318 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20 · 286 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +58 min or later.

UA3551 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → SDF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+58 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA3551 on time?

Across 318 flights on ORD → SDF from 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20, UA3551 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +58 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time23175%
16-30 min176%
31-60 min3210%
61-120 min155%
2+ hrs145%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072952%+40 min
2025-082979%+6 min
2025-093090%-6 min
2025-103187%-4 min
2025-112781%+36 min
2025-123158%+21 min
2026-013067%+8 min
2026-022882%-6 min
2026-033067%+29 min
2026-042479%+7 min
2026-052085%-4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4468%
Tue4676%
Wed4777%
Thu4470%
Fri4484%
Sat3979%
Sun4569%

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