Flight Reliability
UA 5344 · United Airlines
Chicago → MBS (ORD–MBS)
63
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 71%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 17 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.2%
- Cancelled
- 1 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 365 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Mondays have been rough.
UA 5344 arrived on time 81% of the time on Tuesdays and just 59% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
A bit ahead of the ORD–MBS route.
UA 5344 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 66% across the ORD–MBS route.
Lagging the United Airlines network.
UA 5344 arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon59%(49 flights)
- Tue81%(52 flights)
- Wed72%(50 flights)
- Thu77%(52 flights)
- Fri71%(51 flights)
- Sat75%(48 flights)
- Sun62%(52 flights)
74%
May
Jun 77% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 76% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 84% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 69% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 63% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 63% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 75% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 59% | 29 |
| April 2026 | 67% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 31 |
- Departures on time
- 71%
- Diverted
- 0.8%
- Flights flown
- 354
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 365 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.