UA729 SFO → ORD

United Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Chicago, IL · 37 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11 · 1,846 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Saturdays vs. 40% on Fridays.

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

On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+37 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA729 on time?

Across 37 flights on SFO → ORD from 2026-01-06 to 2026-02-11, UA729 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 70% of the time. The median arrival delay was 0 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +37 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2670%
16-30 min514%
31-60 min38%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs38%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012665%+25 min
2026-021182%-2 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon560%
Tue683%
Wed667%
Thu560%
Fri540%
Sat5100%
Sun580%

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