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UA 1657 on time

United Airlines 1657: Chicago to New York at 7:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
279 flights · likely 76–85%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+51 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 1657 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 1657: ORD → LGA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 7:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (279 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4276%
Tuesday4083%
Wednesday4083%
Thursday3876%
Friday3987%
Saturday3982%
Sunday4178%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Late inbound plane 18%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 1657 from ORD to LGA late?

United Airlines 1657 from Chicago, IL to New York, NY arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 279 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.