Flight Reliability
UA 5606 · United Airlines
CHO → Chicago (CHO–ORD)
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WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 53%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 49 min
- Average arrival delay
- 4.9%
- Cancelled
- 14 min
- Median arrival delay
Based on 346 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
Wednesday is the weak spot.
UA 5606 arrived on time 60% of the time on Sundays. On Wednesdays: 48%.
Lagging the CHO–ORD route.
UA 5606 arrived on time 53% of the time, versus 68% across the CHO–ORD route.
Well behind the United Airlines network.
UA 5606 arrived on time 53% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
Keep a backup plan handy.
UA 5606 was cancelled 4.9% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
The breakdown
- Mon54%(46 flights)
- Tue51%(43 flights)
- Wed48%(44 flights)
- Thu51%(49 flights)
- Fri53%(47 flights)
- Sat55%(47 flights)
- Sun60%(48 flights)
67%
May
Jun 41% → May 67% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 41% | 29 |
| July 2025 | 32% | 28 |
| August 2025 | 50% | 28 |
| September 2025 | 48% | 29 |
| October 2025 | 55% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 62% | 26 |
| December 2025 | 56% | 27 |
| January 2026 | 80% | 20 |
| February 2026 | 67% | 21 |
| March 2026 | 41% | 27 |
| April 2026 | 54% | 28 |
| May 2026 | 67% | 30 |
- Departures on time
- 65%
- Diverted
- 1.4%
- Flights flown
- 324
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 346 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.