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Flight Reliability

UA 1582 · United Airlines

New York → Chicago (LGAORD)98% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–PVD) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
60%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 59 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Thursdays have been rough.

UA 1582 arrived on time 80% of the time on Fridays and just 30% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the LGA–ORD route.

UA 1582 arrived on time 60% of the time, versus 68% across the LGA–ORD route.

Well behind the United Airlines network.

UA 1582 arrived on time 60% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon(9 flights)
  • Tue(9 flights)
  • Wed60%(10 flights)
  • Thu30%(10 flights)
  • Fri80%(10 flights)
  • Sat(1 flights)
  • Sun(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
45%
Oct

Aug 82% → Oct 45% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202582%11
September 202563%27
October 202545%20
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
58
Months covered
3

Based on 59 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.