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UA 1801 on time

United Airlines 1801: Chicago to Seattle at 4:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
179 flights · likely 63–77%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+55 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1801 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

UA 1801: ORD → SEA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 4:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (179 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2665%
Tuesday2564%
Wednesday2560%
Thursday2665%
Friday2673%
Saturday2592%
Sunday2673%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 36%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 1801 from ORD to SEA late?

United Airlines 1801 from Chicago, IL to Seattle, WA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 179 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.