UA729 IAH → ORD

United Airlines · Houston, TX to Chicago, IL · 19 flights observed, 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05 · 925 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-01's on-time rate (60%) is well below the 86% average from earlier months.

UA729 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAH → ORD, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+31 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA729 on time?

Across 19 flights on IAH → ORD from 2025-12-18 to 2026-01-05, UA729 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was +4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +31 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1579%
16-30 min211%
31-60 min211%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-121486%+5 min
2026-01560%+8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3100%
Tue250%
Wed2100%
Thu3100%
Fri367%
Sat367%
Sun367%

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