UA4538 ABE → ORD

United Airlines · Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA to Chicago, IL · 36 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2025-12-01 · 654 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -12 min, while the worst 10% run +88 min or later.

UA4538 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ABE → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-12 min
90th percentile
+88 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA4538 on time?

Across 36 flights on ABE → ORD from 2025-10-26 to 2025-12-01, UA4538 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -12 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +88 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2983%
16-30 min13%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs39%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-106100%-19 min
2025-112879%+21 min
2025-121100%-28 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon683%
Tue580%
Wed580%
Thu475%
Fri5100%
Sat4100%
Sun667%

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