Flight Reliability
UA 1952 · United Airlines
New York → Chicago (LGA–ORD)
25
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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
- Mon—(8 flights)
- Tue50%(10 flights)
- Wed30%(10 flights)
- Thu20%(10 flights)
- Fri10%(10 flights)
- Sat40%(10 flights)
- Sun—(9 flights)
13%
Oct
Aug 54% → Oct 13% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | 54% | 13 |
| September 2025 | 40% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 13% | 24 |
- Departures on time
- 67%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 67
- Months covered
- 3
Same route, other flights
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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.