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United Airlines flight UA2809

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Chicago (ORD) to New York (LGA)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 62% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 118 minutes. It was cancelled 12.8% of the time.

On-time arrivals
38.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
12.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
118 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
47
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 45%
  • Air traffic control & airport 39%
  • Extreme weather 10%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 5%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago (ORD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 11% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 88 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
88.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
88 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
27
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 64%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 36%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 0%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Chicago (ORD)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 0% of the time. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
21
Scheduled flights in the period

Chicago (ORD) to Denver (DEN)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 29% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 93 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
71.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
93 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
21
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 37%
  • Air traffic control & airport 34%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 30%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

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On-time arrivals by month
May 2026 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
May 2026 90.9% 11
June 2026 81.8% 22
July 2026 36.0% 31
August 2026 75.5% 52

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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