Flight OddsUA5281 RAP → ORD
United Airlines · Rapid City, SD to Chicago, IL · 48 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18 · 780 mi
UA5281 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for RAP → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+32 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How often is UA5281 on time?
Across 48 flights on RAP → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-18, UA5281 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +32 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 37 | 79% |
| 16-30 min | 4 | 9% |
| 31-60 min | 4 | 9% |
| 61-120 min | 2 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 0 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 29 | 83% | +2 min |
| 2025-08 | 18 | 72% | +7 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 7 | 86% |
| Tue | 7 | 100% |
| Wed | 7 | 71% |
| Thu | 7 | 86% |
| Fri | 7 | 71% |
| Sat | 5 | 80% |
| Sun | 7 | 57% |
Other routes
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