Flight Reliability
UA 5842 · United Airlines
Providence → Chicago (PVD–ORD)82% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–FCA, LEX–ORD) are included in these numbers.
- 85%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.7%
- Cancelled
- 8 min early
- Median arrival delay
Based on 177 historical flights. Data through May 2026.
What the data says
The 6–9 AM departure wins.
UA 5842 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 53% between 9 AM–12 PM.
Mondays have been rough.
UA 5842 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays and just 72% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.
Better than the PVD–ORD route average.
UA 5842 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 73% across the PVD–ORD route.
A bit ahead of the United Airlines network.
UA 5842 arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.
The breakdown
- Mon72%(25 flights)
- Tue96%(22 flights)
- Wed91%(22 flights)
- Thu93%(28 flights)
- Fri83%(23 flights)
- Sat83%(29 flights)
- Sun80%(25 flights)
- 6–9 AM88%(159 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM53%(15 flights)
Jun 93% → Feb 57% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 94% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 93% | 30 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 81% | 16 |
| February 2026 | 57% | 14 |
- Departures on time
- 93%
- Diverted
- 0%
- Flights flown
- 174
- Months covered
- 12
Same route, other flights
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Based on 177 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.