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UA 1920 on time

United Airlines 1920: Chicago to Sacramento at 4:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
62%
279 flights · likely 56–68%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1920 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (38%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

UA 1920: ORD → SMF

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 4:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (279 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 60% on time (15 flights)60DecJan 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4171%
Tuesday3959%
Wednesday3967%
Thursday3954%
Friday4053%
Saturday4060%
Sunday4171%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 1920 from ORD to SMF late?

United Airlines 1920 from Chicago, IL to Sacramento, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 279 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.