BHM → ORD United Airlines

United Airlines · Birmingham, AL to Chicago, IL · 1,018 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 31 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +65 min or later.
On-time arrival
77%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+65 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is United Airlines from BHM to ORD?

Across every United Airlines flight number on BHM → ORD (1,018 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 77% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -6 min; the worst 10% ran +65 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time76077%
16-30 min667%
31-60 min535%
61-120 min465%
2+ hrs626%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076073%+31 min
2025-087492%-4 min
2025-099092%-9 min
2025-1011779%+4 min
2025-118375%+20 min
2025-127551%+74 min
2026-018772%+16 min
2026-028181%+1 min
2026-038670%+42 min
2026-048875%+26 min
2026-058976%+21 min
2026-065786%-3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon13874%
Tue14177%
Wed14077%
Thu13976%
Fri14380%
Sat14481%
Sun14273%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…