Flight OddsUA5981 ORD → DTW
United Airlines · Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI · 8 flights observed, 2025-07-21 to 2025-07-31 · 235 mi
UA5981 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for ORD → DTW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+100 min
Cancellation rate
0%
How often is UA5981 on time?
Across 8 flights on ORD → DTW from 2025-07-21 to 2025-07-31, UA5981 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +100 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 6 | 75% |
| 16-30 min | 1 | 13% |
| 31-60 min | 0 | 0% |
| 61-120 min | 0 | 0% |
| 2+ hrs | 1 | 13% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 8 | 75% | +32 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 2 | 50% |
| Tue | 2 | 50% |
| Wed | 2 | 100% |
| Thu | 2 | 100% |
| Fri | No data | — |
| Sat | No data | — |
| Sun | No data | — |
Other routes
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