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Flight Reliability

UA 4784 · United Airlines

FWA → Chicago (FWAORD)

53
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
28 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturday is the weak spot.

UA 4784 arrived on time 71% of the time on Mondays. On Saturdays: 62%.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 4784 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 4784 was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(49 flights)
  • Tue71%(51 flights)
  • Wed65%(51 flights)
  • Thu70%(50 flights)
  • Fri64%(52 flights)
  • Sat62%(50 flights)
  • Sun65%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
May

Jun 57% → May 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%30
July 202568%31
August 202573%30
September 202586%29
October 202581%31
November 202570%27
December 202552%29
January 202658%31
February 202671%28
March 202678%27
April 202652%29
May 202657%30
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
352
Months covered
12

Based on 364 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.