Flight Reliability
UA 5296 · United Airlines
Tulsa → Chicago (TUL–ORD)97% of its flights flew this route. The rest (TVC–ORD) are included in these numbers.
78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 79%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 14 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.1%
- Cancelled
- 10 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 359 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Skip Monday if you can.
UA 5296 arrived on time 85% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 73%.
A bit ahead of the TUL–ORD route.
UA 5296 arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 76% across the TUL–ORD route.
Recent months have been rougher.
UA 5296 arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 87% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon73%(51 flights)
- Tue77%(51 flights)
- Wed82%(49 flights)
- Thu82%(51 flights)
- Fri77%(51 flights)
- Sat85%(48 flights)
- Sun78%(51 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(341 flights)
- 6–9 PM82%(11 flights)
70%
May
Jun 66% → May 70% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 66% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 60% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 71% | 31 |
| September 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 82% | 28 |
| January 2026 | 84% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 96% | 25 |
| March 2026 | 86% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 70% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 70% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 84%
- Diverted
- 0.8%
- Flights flown
- 352
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
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.