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UA 4809 · United Airlines

Chicago → Wichita (ORD–ICT)100% of its flights flew this route. The rest (XNA–IAH) are included in these numbers.

87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 359 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Saturdays have been rough.

UA 4809 arrived on time 88% of the time on Thursdays and just 69% on Saturdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the ORD–ICT route average.

UA 4809 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 66% across the ORD–ICT route.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 359 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(52 flights)
  • Tue78%(51 flights)
  • Wed84%(50 flights)
  • Thu88%(50 flights)
  • Fri75%(52 flights)
  • Sat69%(52 flights)
  • Sun79%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM78%(254 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(105 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 93% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%29
July 202594%31
August 202574%31
September 202593%29
October 202584%31
November 202572%29
December 202555%31
January 202674%31
February 202689%27
March 202669%29
April 202670%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
359
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 359 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.