UA5071 SUX → ORD

United Airlines · Sioux City, IA to Chicago, IL · 216 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 436 mi

This flight has been getting more reliable recently — 2026-06's on-time rate (100%) is well above the 75% average from earlier months.

UA5071 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SUX → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+47 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA5071 on time?

Across 216 flights on SUX → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA5071 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +47 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time16076%
16-30 min189%
31-60 min147%
61-120 min63%
2+ hrs126%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072969%+27 min
2025-081856%+29 min
2025-09683%-3 min
2025-103190%+4 min
2025-112979%+29 min
2025-122945%+64 min
2026-013083%-9 min
2026-022893%-1 min
2026-034100%-21 min
2026-066100%-21 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3174%
Tue3090%
Wed3070%
Thu3190%
Fri2972%
Sat2868%
Sun3168%

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