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Flight Reliability

UA 1740 · United Airlines

Chicago → Fort Myers (ORD–RSW)

99
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
92%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min early
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Skip Saturday if you can.

UA 1740 arrived on time 98% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 87%.

Well ahead of the ORD–RSW route.

UA 1740 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 77% across the ORD–RSW route.

Better than the United Airlines network average.

UA 1740 arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 364 scheduled flights, only 0.3% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(52 flights)
  • Tue98%(52 flights)
  • Wed96%(50 flights)
  • Thu94%(52 flights)
  • Fri90%(52 flights)
  • Sat87%(52 flights)
  • Sun87%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 93% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 202584%31
August 2025100%31
September 202597%30
October 202597%31
November 202590%30
December 202584%31
January 202690%31
February 202696%27
March 202687%30
April 202693%30
May 202697%31
Departures on time
95%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
363
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 364 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.