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UA 2229 on time

United Airlines 2229: Boston to Chicago at 8:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
50%
150 flights · likely 42–58%
Cancelled
2.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+108 min
average delay
Similar flights
51%
UA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 UA 2229 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (50%); 2.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes late.

UA 2229: BOS → ORD

Scheduled to leave Boston at 8:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 50% of the time (150 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (51%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Boston to Chicago (100% of days). United Airlines's last BOS–ORD flight was cancelled 2.7% of the time, against 1.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

10%55%100%May 2025: too few flights (5 flights)MayJun 2025: 44% on time (18 flights)44JunJul 2025: 25% on time (16 flights)25JulAug 2025: 67% on time (18 flights)67AugSep 2025: 24% on time (17 flights)24SepOct 2025: 35% on time (17 flights)35OctNov 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecMay 2026: too few flights (8 flights)MayJun 2026: 59% on time (27 flights)59JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2850%
Tuesday15—
Wednesday15—
Thursday2744%
Friday2756%
Saturday11—
Sunday2733%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 65%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 18%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%

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Questions

How often is UA 2229 from BOS to ORD late?

United Airlines 2229 from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 50% of 150 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% 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.