Flight Reliability
UA 4166 · United Airlines
ABE → Chicago (ABE–ORD)83% of its flights flew this route. The rest (BGR–EWR, ORD–MSN) are included in these numbers.
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 3 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.0%
- Cancelled
- 11 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 363 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
UA 4166 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 74% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Thursdays have been rough.
UA 4166 arrived on time 94% of the time on Fridays and just 77% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the ABE–ORD route average.
UA 4166 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 72% across the ABE–ORD route.
Better than the United Airlines network average.
UA 4166 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon90%(49 flights)
- Tue94%(47 flights)
- Wed88%(50 flights)
- Thu77%(51 flights)
- Fri94%(49 flights)
- Sat84%(49 flights)
- Sun84%(51 flights)
- 6–9 AM88%(323 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM74%(23 flights)
Jun 90% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 100% | 28 |
| September 2025 | 100% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 97% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| December 2025 | 90% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 77% | 26 |
| February 2026 | 88% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 86% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 88%
- Diverted
- 1.7%
- Flights flown
- 346
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 363 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.