BUF → ORD United Airlines

United Airlines · Buffalo, NY to Chicago, IL · 1,312 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 56 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 89% on-time departing 9am–12pm vs. 45% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
71%
Median delay
0 min
90th percentile
+89 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on BUF → ORD (1,312 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 71% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay 0 min; the worst 10% ran +89 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time90371%
16-30 min1149%
31-60 min857%
61-120 min716%
2+ hrs1008%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711869%+24 min
2025-0812077%+22 min
2025-0911979%+18 min
2025-1012075%+8 min
2025-1111065%+63 min
2025-129757%+62 min
2026-018454%+37 min
2026-028467%+47 min
2026-037862%+42 min
2026-0410476%+18 min
2026-0512379%+24 min
2026-0611681%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon18868%
Tue18870%
Wed18370%
Thu18578%
Fri18771%
Sat16176%
Sun18164%

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