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Flight Reliability

UA 5134 · United Airlines

MGW → Chicago (MGW–ORD)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–CIU, IAD–MGW) are included in these numbers.

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WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
38 min
Average arrival delay
4.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 390 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

UA 5134 departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 76% of the time, versus 56% between 12–3 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5134 arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays and just 60% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5134 arrived on time 70% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 5134 was cancelled 4.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(53 flights)
  • Tue78%(51 flights)
  • Wed69%(54 flights)
  • Thu76%(55 flights)
  • Fri60%(53 flights)
  • Sat74%(49 flights)
  • Sun69%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM66%(84 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(177 flights)
  • 12–3 PM56%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(52 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM67%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 85% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%34
July 202571%62
August 202577%31
September 202577%30
October 202565%31
November 202564%28
December 202556%25
January 202654%24
February 202674%27
March 202683%29
April 202664%22
May 202663%24
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
1.3%
Flights flown
367
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 390 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.