UA5029 ORD → DEC

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Decatur, IL · 17 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05 · 156 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-01's on-time rate (80%) is well above the 50% average from earlier months.

UA5029 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → DEC, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
59%
Median delay
+9 min
90th percentile
+64 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA5029 on time?

Across 17 flights on ORD → DEC from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05, UA5029 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 59% of the time. The median arrival delay was +9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +64 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1059%
16-30 min212%
31-60 min318%
61-120 min16%
2+ hrs16%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121250%+34 min
2026-01580%+6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon333%
Tue250%
Wed1100%
Thu250%
Fri3100%
Sat333%
Sun367%

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