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Flight Reliability

UA 4698 · United Airlines

CAK → Chicago (CAK–ORD)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–GEG, LAX–AUS) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
58%
Arrive within 15 minutes
38 min
Average arrival delay
6.6%
Cancelled
9 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 335 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

6–9 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 6–9 PM arrived on time 60% of the time, against 57% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 4698 arrived on time 71% of the time on Mondays and just 49% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the CAK–ORD route.

UA 4698 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 72% across the CAK–ORD route.

Well behind the United Airlines network.

UA 4698 arrived on time 58% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(45 flights)
  • Tue50%(44 flights)
  • Wed61%(43 flights)
  • Thu52%(48 flights)
  • Fri49%(47 flights)
  • Sat60%(37 flights)
  • Sun63%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 PM—(4 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(244 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(65 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 52% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%29
July 202540%30
August 202554%26
September 202581%26
October 202568%28
November 202554%26
December 202546%28
January 202659%17
February 202648%23
March 202658%26
April 202664%25
May 202672%29
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
313
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 335 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.