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Flight Reliability

UA 1952 · United Airlines

New York → Chicago (LGAORD)

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
33%
Arrive within 15 minutes
30 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
21 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 68 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 1952 arrived on time 50% of the time on Tuesdays and just 10% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well behind the LGA–ORD route.

UA 1952 arrived on time 33% of the time, versus 68% across the LGA–ORD route.

Well behind the United Airlines network.

UA 1952 arrived on time 33% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon(8 flights)
  • Tue50%(10 flights)
  • Wed30%(10 flights)
  • Thu20%(10 flights)
  • Fri10%(10 flights)
  • Sat40%(10 flights)
  • Sun(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
13%
Oct

Aug 54% → Oct 13% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202554%13
September 202540%30
October 202513%24
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
67
Months covered
3

Based on 68 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.