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UA 1488 on time

United Airlines 1488: Chicago to Cleveland at 7:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
180 flights · likely 81–91%
Cancelled
2.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
87%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 1488 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 2.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 1488: ORD → CLE

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 7:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (180 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (87%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2781%
Tuesday2592%
Wednesday25100%
Thursday2688%
Friday2886%
Saturday2286%
Sunday2774%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is UA 1488 from ORD to CLE late?

United Airlines 1488 from Chicago, IL to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 180 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.2% 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.