UA5996 MKE → ORD

United Airlines · Milwaukee, WI to Chicago, IL · 139 flights observed, 2025-08-20 to 2026-01-05 · 67 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -19 min, while the worst 10% run +46 min or later.

UA5996 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
81%
Median delay
-19 min
90th percentile
+46 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA5996 on time?

Across 139 flights on MKE → ORD from 2025-08-20 to 2026-01-05, UA5996 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -19 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +46 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11181%
16-30 min64%
31-60 min129%
61-120 min43%
2+ hrs43%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-081283%-1 min
2025-092979%-4 min
2025-103171%+14 min
2025-112993%-13 min
2025-123177%-8 min
2026-015100%-33 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2080%
Tue1989%
Wed2075%
Thu2085%
Fri2080%
Sat1979%
Sun1979%

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