UA5473 MBS → ORD

United Airlines · Saginaw/Bay City/Midland, MI to Chicago, IL · 320 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20 · 222 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -2 min, while the worst 10% run +125 min or later.

UA5473 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MBS → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+125 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA5473 on time?

Across 320 flights on MBS → ORD from 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20, UA5473 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +125 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time22873%
16-30 min217%
31-60 min155%
61-120 min155%
2+ hrs3210%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073083%+17 min
2025-083187%-3 min
2025-092993%-11 min
2025-103177%+17 min
2025-112886%+2 min
2025-123158%+59 min
2026-013155%+59 min
2026-022383%+26 min
2026-032861%+87 min
2026-042952%+55 min
2026-052075%+21 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4477%
Tue4772%
Wed4576%
Thu4576%
Fri4374%
Sat4264%
Sun4573%

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