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UA 5601 · United Airlines

Chicago → FNT (ORD–FNT)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–RAP, ORD–BDL) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
68%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.0%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 362 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

UA 5601 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 5601 arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays and just 53% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

A bit ahead of the ORD–FNT route.

UA 5601 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 65% across the ORD–FNT route.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5601 arrived on time 68% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(51 flights)
  • Tue80%(50 flights)
  • Wed60%(52 flights)
  • Thu71%(51 flights)
  • Fri74%(49 flights)
  • Sat70%(47 flights)
  • Sun53%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(315 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 57% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%30
July 202561%31
August 202563%30
September 202583%29
October 202581%31
November 202578%27
December 202561%31
January 202673%30
February 202671%28
March 202646%28
April 202664%28
May 202682%28
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
351
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 362 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.