Flight Reliability
UA 5565 · United Airlines
Chicago → CHO (ORD–CHO)
53
A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 18 min
- Average arrival delay
- 3.7%
- Cancelled
- 2 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 353 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Tuesday is the weak spot.
UA 5565 arrived on time 73% of the time on Thursdays. On Tuesdays: 64%.
Lagging the United Airlines network.
UA 5565 arrived on time 69% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
UA 5565 was cancelled 3.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(48 flights)
- Tue64%(44 flights)
- Wed64%(45 flights)
- Thu73%(51 flights)
- Fri69%(48 flights)
- Sat68%(50 flights)
- Sun71%(49 flights)
77%
May
Jun 70% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 70% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 55% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 75% | 28 |
| September 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 66% | 29 |
| December 2025 | 62% | 29 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 20 |
| February 2026 | 63% | 24 |
| March 2026 | 48% | 25 |
| April 2026 | 71% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 72%
- Diverted
- 1.4%
- Flights flown
- 335
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 353 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.