UA5381 DTW → ORD

United Airlines · Detroit, MI to Chicago, IL · 136 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-06-30 · 235 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is +1 min, while the worst 10% run +71 min or later.

UA5381 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
72%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+71 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA5381 on time?

Across 136 flights on DTW → ORD from 2025-12-18 to 2026-06-30, UA5381 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 72% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +71 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time9672%
16-30 min86%
31-60 min1310%
61-120 min75%
2+ hrs97%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121479%+16 min
2026-015100%-19 min
2026-021782%+1 min
2026-032955%+27 min
2026-042861%+22 min
2026-051191%+15 min
2026-062979%+18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1968%
Tue1979%
Wed1867%
Thu1979%
Fri1968%
Sat1984%
Sun2060%

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