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UA 1606 on time

United Airlines 1606: Chicago to Boston at 10:25 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
148 flights · likely 70–83%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+62 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1606 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

UA 1606: ORD → BOS

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 10:25 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (148 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 67% on time (24 flights)67MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2176%
Tuesday2080%
Wednesday2085%
Thursday2268%
Friday2277%
Saturday2286%
Sunday2167%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 46%Late inbound plane 29%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Severe weather 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 1606 from ORD to BOS late?

United Airlines 1606 from Chicago, IL to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 148 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.