Flight Reliability
UA 4423 · United Airlines
St. Louis → Chicago (STL–ORD)86% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–CHA, ORD–MSN) are included in these numbers.
- 85%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.5%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 385 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
UA 4423 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 76% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
UA 4423 arrived on time 93% of the time on Saturdays and just 73% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the STL–ORD route average.
UA 4423 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 72% across the STL–ORD route.
A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.
UA 4423 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon79%(56 flights)
- Tue85%(54 flights)
- Wed91%(55 flights)
- Thu89%(52 flights)
- Fri85%(53 flights)
- Sat93%(54 flights)
- Sun73%(55 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(329 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(50 flights)
Jun 91% → May 94% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 91% | 55 |
| July 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 97% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 100% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 80% | 30 |
| January 2026 | 75% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 76% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 67% | 27 |
| May 2026 | 94% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 86%
- Diverted
- 1.0%
- Flights flown
- 379
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 385 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.