UA4749 DTW → ORD

United Airlines · Detroit, MI to Chicago, IL · 182 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20 · 235 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-05's on-time rate (63%) is well below the 88% average from earlier months.

UA4749 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+51 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is UA4749 on time?

Across 182 flights on DTW → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20, UA4749 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 82% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +51 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14382%
16-30 min74%
31-60 min106%
61-120 min95%
2+ hrs63%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0710100%-13 min
2025-0815100%-18 min
2025-097100%-23 min
2025-103087%-3 min
2025-112483%-4 min
2025-12786%-7 min
2026-012677%+6 min
2026-02989%-14 min
2026-03367%+44 min
2026-042868%+47 min
2026-051663%+29 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2467%
Tue3379%
Wed2986%
Thu2295%
Fri2374%
Sat2085%
Sun2488%

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