SAN → ORD United Airlines

United Airlines · San Diego, CA to Chicago, IL · 1,672 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 13 flight numbers

On-time arrival
83%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+32 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on SAN → ORD (1,672 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 83% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -8 min; the worst 10% ran +32 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,36483%
16-30 min1127%
31-60 min785%
61-120 min463%
2+ hrs473%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0715078%+5 min
2025-0814881%+8 min
2025-0914186%-3 min
2025-1015586%-4 min
2025-1114084%+6 min
2025-1213883%+2 min
2026-0111678%+15 min
2026-029890%+3 min
2026-0313576%+13 min
2026-0413685%+6 min
2026-0514786%-4 min
2026-0614383%+3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon24283%
Tue22788%
Wed22385%
Thu24282%
Fri24680%
Sat22286%
Sun24577%

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