UA5821 ORD → MKE

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Milwaukee, WI · 271 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20 · 67 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +55 min or later.

UA5821 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → MKE, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+55 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is UA5821 on time?

Across 271 flights on ORD → MKE from 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20, UA5821 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +55 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time19074%
16-30 min2510%
31-60 min218%
61-120 min166%
2+ hrs62%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073080%+2 min
2025-082882%+5 min
2025-092983%-1 min
2025-103070%+4 min
2025-112665%+7 min
2025-121765%+41 min
2026-012560%+25 min
2026-022767%+6 min
2026-032673%+9 min
2026-041100%+6 min
2026-051989%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3762%
Tue3982%
Wed3871%
Thu3887%
Fri3667%
Sat3574%
Sun3571%

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