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UA 1531 on time

United Airlines 1531: Minneapolis to Chicago at 3:18 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
54%
360 flights · likely 49–59%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
54%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 1531 flights from Minneapolis arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (46%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes late.

UA 1531: MSP → ORD

Scheduled to leave Minneapolis at 3:18 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (360 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (54%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 27% on time (30 flights)27SepOct 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45DecJan 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 42% on time (26 flights)42AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5358%
Tuesday5256%
Wednesday5263%
Thursday5139%
Friday5250%
Saturday4850%
Sunday5260%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 48%Late inbound plane 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 1531 from MSP to ORD late?

United Airlines 1531 from Minneapolis, MN to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 360 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.