UA561 PIT → ORD

United Airlines · Pittsburgh, PA to Chicago, IL · 85 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2026-03-04 · 413 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -11 min, while the worst 10% run +57 min or later.

UA561 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for PIT → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+57 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA561 on time?

Across 85 flights on PIT → ORD from 2025-10-26 to 2026-03-04, UA561 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 83% of the time. The median arrival delay was -11 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +57 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time6983%
16-30 min34%
31-60 min34%
61-120 min34%
2+ hrs56%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-106100%-14 min
2025-112879%+17 min
2025-1210%+22 min
2026-012186%+12 min
2026-022383%+1 min
2026-034100%-12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1471%
Tue1486%
Wed1377%
Thu13100%
Fri1292%
Sat475%
Sun1377%

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