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UA 1492 · United Airlines

Chicago → Columbus (ORD–CMH)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAX–ORD, PDX–ORD) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 424 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

UA 1492 departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 97% of the time, versus 43% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 1492 arrived on time 78% of the time on Thursdays and just 61% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit behind the ORD–CMH route.

UA 1492 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 73% across the ORD–CMH route.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 1492 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(57 flights)
  • Tue75%(59 flights)
  • Wed68%(59 flights)
  • Thu78%(60 flights)
  • Fri62%(61 flights)
  • Sat66%(59 flights)
  • Sun61%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 AM92%(12 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM69%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(116 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(54 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(124 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM43%(42 flights)
On-time trend by month
93%
May

Jun 74% → May 93% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202574%35
July 202574%62
August 202548%46
September 202567%30
October 202577%31
November 202566%32
December 202571%31
January 202662%29
February 202657%28
March 202667%33
April 202666%29
May 202693%30
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
416
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 424 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.