Flight Reliability
UA 5729 · United Airlines
Chicago → FNT (ORD–FNT)85% of its flights flew this route. The rest (LAX–SBA, SFO–MSO) are included in these numbers.
- 81%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.9%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 215 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
UA 5729 departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 100% of the time, versus 79% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
UA 5729 arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays and just 71% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Well ahead of the ORD–FNT route.
UA 5729 arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 65% across the ORD–FNT route.
Trending in the right direction.
UA 5729 arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon71%(28 flights)
- Tue94%(31 flights)
- Wed90%(31 flights)
- Thu81%(26 flights)
- Fri74%(27 flights)
- Sat81%(41 flights)
- Sun72%(29 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM79%(193 flights)
- 12–3 PM100%(17 flights)
- 3–6 PM—(2 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(1 flights)
Jun 73% → Apr 100% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 74% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 73% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 79% | 28 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 16 |
- Departures on time
- 80%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 213
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
Keep nerding
Based on 215 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.