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UA 5741 · United Airlines

Nashville → Chicago (BNA–ORD)90% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–ORF, ABE–ORD) are included in these numbers.

85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 324 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

UA 5741 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 50% between 12–3 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

UA 5741 arrived on time 98% of the time on Tuesdays and just 80% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Well ahead of the BNA–ORD route.

UA 5741 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 71% across the BNA–ORD route.

Better than the United Airlines network average.

UA 5741 arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(45 flights)
  • Tue98%(41 flights)
  • Wed93%(43 flights)
  • Thu87%(46 flights)
  • Fri84%(49 flights)
  • Sat84%(44 flights)
  • Sun80%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(286 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM50%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 97% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202597%30
July 202594%31
August 202593%30
September 202593%30
October 202594%31
November 202567%30
December 202571%21
January 202693%28
February 202689%27
March 202683%30
May 202665%23
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
317
Months covered
12

Same route, other flights

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Based on 324 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.