LNK → ORD United Airlines

United Airlines · Lincoln, NE to Chicago, IL · 1,533 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 19 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -3 min, while the worst 10% run +73 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+73 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on LNK → ORD (1,533 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +73 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,12976%
16-30 min1168%
31-60 min644%
61-120 min685%
2+ hrs1047%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0712180%+14 min
2025-0811877%+9 min
2025-0911584%+3 min
2025-1012683%+2 min
2025-1113576%+21 min
2025-1211759%+52 min
2026-0112075%+18 min
2026-0211180%+8 min
2026-0311574%+40 min
2026-0414072%+34 min
2026-0514774%+13 min
2026-0611682%0 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon21475%
Tue21980%
Wed21577%
Thu20876%
Fri21279%
Sat19576%
Sun21871%

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