SDF → ORD United Airlines

United Airlines · Louisville, KY to Chicago, IL · 1,970 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 69 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +64 min or later.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+64 min
Cancellation rate
3%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on SDF → ORD (1,970 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 76% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +64 min or later. 3% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,44976%
16-30 min1518%
31-60 min1076%
61-120 min1015%
2+ hrs995%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0714370%+18 min
2025-0817279%+10 min
2025-0917685%+2 min
2025-1017882%+1 min
2025-1112875%+26 min
2025-1214769%+30 min
2026-0113674%+14 min
2026-0211773%+9 min
2026-0312068%+33 min
2026-0417175%+15 min
2026-0524678%+9 min
2026-0617377%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon27477%
Tue27377%
Wed27474%
Thu27379%
Fri28373%
Sat26377%
Sun26773%

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