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Flight Reliability

UA 321 · United Airlines

Chicago → Phoenix (ORDPHX)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PHL–ORD) are included in these numbers.

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 242 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 9 AM–12 PM departure wins.

UA 321 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 AM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 321 arrived on time 91% of the time on Tuesdays and just 69% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the ORD–PHX route.

UA 321 arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 75% across the ORD–PHX route.

Trending in the right direction.

UA 321 arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(35 flights)
  • Tue91%(32 flights)
  • Wed91%(32 flights)
  • Thu83%(35 flights)
  • Fri69%(35 flights)
  • Sat81%(36 flights)
  • Sun83%(35 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM71%(35 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(205 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Nov 83% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202583%30
December 202566%44
January 202669%36
February 202693%28
March 202687%47
April 202683%30
May 202695%20
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
240
Months covered
8

Based on 242 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.