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Flight Reliability

UA 5948 · United Airlines

Chicago → Nashville (ORDBNA)96% of its flights flew this route. The rest (PIA–ORD, DEN–AUS) are included in these numbers.

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
55%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
10 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 94 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Friday is doing you no favors.

UA 5948 arrived on time 76% of the time on Thursdays and just 35% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.

Lagging the ORD–BNA route.

UA 5948 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 70% across the ORD–BNA route.

Well behind the United Airlines network.

UA 5948 arrived on time 55% of the time, versus 79% across the United Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(22 flights)
  • Tue(4 flights)
  • Wed(4 flights)
  • Thu76%(21 flights)
  • Fri35%(20 flights)
  • Sat(1 flights)
  • Sun48%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 PM53%(90 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(3 flights)
On-time trend by month
48%
Oct

Jun 44% → Oct 48% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202544%18
July 202538%16
August 202553%17
September 202583%18
October 202548%21
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
93
Months covered
7

Based on 94 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.