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UA 2487 on time

United Airlines 2487: Los Angeles to Chicago at 2:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
364 flights · likely 59–69%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 2487 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes late.

UA 2487: LAX → ORD

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 2:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (364 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68OctNov 2025: 59% on time (29 flights)59NovDec 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5360%
Tuesday5273%
Wednesday5267%
Thursday5155%
Friday5256%
Saturday5275%
Sunday5260%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 59%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 2487 from LAX to ORD late?

United Airlines 2487 from Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.