UA5609 COU → ORD

United Airlines · Columbia, MO to Chicago, IL · 248 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2026-06-30 · 315 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 +76 min or later.

UA5609 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for COU → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+76 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is UA5609 on time?

Across 248 flights on COU → ORD from 2025-10-26 to 2026-06-30, UA5609 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +76 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time17774%
16-30 min177%
31-60 min146%
61-120 min115%
2+ hrs198%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-10683%+4 min
2025-112781%+16 min
2025-123165%+53 min
2026-012962%+44 min
2026-022889%-4 min
2026-032864%+18 min
2026-042966%+50 min
2026-053077%+29 min
2026-063090%+3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3482%
Tue3465%
Wed3482%
Thu3580%
Fri3574%
Sat3278%
Sun3459%

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