SBA → ORD United Airlines

United Airlines · Santa Barbara, CA to Chicago, IL · 86 flights, 2026-04-06 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 1 flight number

This route has been on time less than half the time (49%) — expect a real chance of a delay.
On-time arrival
49%
Median delay
+16 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
0%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on SBA → ORD (86 flights, 2026-04-06 to 2026-06-30), 49% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +16 min; the worst 10% ran +90 min or later. 0% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4249%
16-30 min1821%
31-60 min1113%
61-120 min89%
2+ hrs67%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042425%+53 min
2026-053161%+16 min
2026-063057%+38 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon1338%
Tue1362%
Wed1242%
Thu1250%
Fri1258%
Sat1155%
Sun1242%

UA flight numbers on SBA → ORD

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