ORD → SAN United Airlines

United Airlines · Chicago, IL to San Diego, CA · 1,672 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 23 flight numbers

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+43 min
Cancellation rate
0%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on ORD → SAN (1,672 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -4 min; the worst 10% ran +43 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,28878%
16-30 min1358%
31-60 min1207%
61-120 min704%
2+ hrs463%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0715375%+9 min
2025-0815175%+14 min
2025-0914076%+12 min
2025-1015373%+11 min
2025-1114081%+2 min
2025-1213772%+12 min
2026-0111578%+6 min
2026-029984%-5 min
2026-0313883%-6 min
2026-0413773%+15 min
2026-0514987%-3 min
2026-0614776%+12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon24776%
Tue22983%
Wed22582%
Thu24476%
Fri24571%
Sat22282%
Sun24774%

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