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UA 1502 on time

United Airlines 1502: Salt Lake City to Chicago at 8:30 a.m.; Chicago to Cleveland at 2:20 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SLC → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
80%
256 flights · likely 74–84%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+111 min
average delay
Similar flights
81%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 1502 flights from Salt Lake City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 1502: SLC → ORD

Scheduled to leave Salt Lake City at 8:30 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (256 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 71% on time (17 flights)71DecJan 2026: 62% on time (26 flights)62JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 95% on time (20 flights)95MayJun 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3781%
Tuesday3773%
Wednesday3786%
Thursday3689%
Friday3672%
Saturday3686%
Sunday3770%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 51%Severe weather 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 9%Late inbound plane 8%

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UA 1502: ORD → CLE

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 2:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (176 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2685%
Tuesday2475%
Wednesday2572%
Thursday2673%
Friday2665%
Saturday2391%
Sunday2669%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%Severe weather 3%

All flights ORD → CLE · Connecting off UA 1502? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1502 from SLC to ORD late?

United Airlines 1502 from Salt Lake City, UT to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 256 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1502 from ORD to CLE late?

United Airlines 1502 from Chicago, IL to Cleveland, OH arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 176 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.