UA5551 ORD → LGA

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to New York, NY · 32 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 733 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Thursdays vs. 20% on Mondays.

UA5551 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → LGA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
67%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+65 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is UA5551 on time?

Across 32 flights on ORD → LGA from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, UA5551 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 67% of the time. The median arrival delay was -3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +65 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2067%
16-30 min310%
31-60 min27%
61-120 min517%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012055%+19 min
2026-021090%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon520%
Tue650%
Wed683%
Thu5100%
Fri475%
SatNo data—
Sun475%

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