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UA 1972 on time

United Airlines 1972: Chicago to Salt Lake City at 8:55 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
180 flights · likely 76–87%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+49 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 1972 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 1972: ORD → SLC

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:55 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (180 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 100% on time (31 flights)100MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday2592%
Wednesday2580%
Thursday2677%
Friday2681%
Saturday2681%
Sunday2688%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Late inbound plane 25%Severe weather 18%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%

All flights ORD → SLC · Connecting off UA 1972? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1972 from ORD to SLC late?

United Airlines 1972 from Chicago, IL to Salt Lake City, UT arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 180 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.