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UA 1486 on time

United Airlines 1486: Traverse City to Chicago at 7:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
184 flights · likely 75–86%
Cancelled
4.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 1486 flights from Traverse City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 4.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 1486: TVC → ORD

Scheduled to leave Traverse City at 7:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (184 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: too few flights (13 flights)FebMar 2026: 69% on time (29 flights)69MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90JunJul 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83JulAug 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2986%
Tuesday2479%
Wednesday2588%
Thursday2986%
Friday2685%
Saturday2976%
Sunday2268%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Late inbound plane 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 1486 from TVC to ORD late?

United Airlines 1486 from Traverse City, MI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 184 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.3% 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.