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UA 1304 on time

United Airlines 1304: Chicago to Santa Ana at 8:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
222 flights · likely 72–83%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+45 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 1304 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 1304: ORD → SNA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (222 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 100% on time (20 flights)100MayJun 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3275%
Tuesday3184%
Wednesday3171%
Thursday3284%
Friday3266%
Saturday3281%
Sunday3284%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 30%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 1304 from ORD to SNA late?

United Airlines 1304 from Chicago, IL to Santa Ana, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 222 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.