UA5559 MKE → ORD

United Airlines · Milwaukee, WI to Chicago, IL · 45 flights observed, 2026-03-05 to 2026-05-20 · 67 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 80% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 33% on Wednesdays.

UA5559 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MKE → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
63%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+143 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is UA5559 on time?

Across 45 flights on MKE → ORD from 2026-03-05 to 2026-05-20, UA5559 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 63% of the time. The median arrival delay was +1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +143 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2763%
16-30 min12%
31-60 min716%
61-120 min25%
2+ hrs614%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032348%+83 min
2026-041100%-12 min
2026-051979%+6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue580%
Wed633%
Thu757%
Fri771%
Sat771%
Sun667%

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