UA5043 LAF → ORD

United Airlines · Lafayette, IN to Chicago, IL · 314 flights observed, 2025-08-19 to 2026-06-30 · 119 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -10 min, while the worst 10% run +119 min or later.

UA5043 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAF → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-10 min
90th percentile
+119 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA5043 on time?

Across 314 flights on LAF → ORD from 2025-08-19 to 2026-06-30, UA5043 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -10 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +119 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time24479%
16-30 min114%
31-60 min145%
61-120 min72%
2+ hrs3110%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0813100%-16 min
2025-093087%+3 min
2025-103194%+5 min
2025-112990%+14 min
2025-123070%+25 min
2026-013067%+53 min
2026-022781%+31 min
2026-032962%+52 min
2026-042770%+55 min
2026-053184%+21 min
2026-063080%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4571%
Tue4482%
Wed4386%
Thu4480%
Fri4384%
Sat4377%
Sun4578%

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