Flight Reliability
UA 5314 · United Airlines
Chicago → LNK (ORD–LNK)
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Bring Snacks
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 55%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 45 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.6%
- Cancelled
- 9 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 361 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Friday is doing you no favors.
UA 5314 arrived on time 59% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 48%.
Lagging the ORD–LNK route.
UA 5314 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 64% across the ORD–LNK route.
Well behind the United Airlines network.
UA 5314 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
UA 5314 was cancelled 3.6% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon58%(48 flights)
- Tue59%(51 flights)
- Wed53%(49 flights)
- Thu54%(48 flights)
- Fri48%(48 flights)
- Sat59%(51 flights)
- Sun55%(51 flights)
63%
May
Jun 43% → May 63% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 43% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 46% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 60% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 61% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 56% | 27 |
| December 2025 | 48% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 39% | 31 |
| February 2026 | 48% | 27 |
| March 2026 | 57% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 48% | 25 |
| May 2026 | 63% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 58%
- Diverted
- 0.6%
- Flights flown
- 346
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 361 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.