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Flight Reliability

UA 5905 · United Airlines

Chicago → Montrose (ORDMTJ)98% of its flights flew this route. The rest (ORD–GSO, CMH–ORD) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
67%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 128 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

UA 5905 departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 71% of the time, versus 63% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5905 arrived on time 85% of the time on Thursdays and just 46% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the United Airlines network.

UA 5905 arrived on time 67% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

Keep a backup plan handy.

UA 5905 was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(10 flights)
  • Tue(9 flights)
  • Wed78%(32 flights)
  • Thu85%(13 flights)
  • Fri46%(13 flights)
  • Sat62%(34 flights)
  • Sun54%(13 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM71%(63 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM63%(60 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
Mar

Jul 60% → Mar 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
July 202560%10
December 202557%14
January 202677%13
February 202655%20
March 202669%29
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
124
Months covered
10

Based on 128 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.