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UA 308 on time

United Airlines 308: Philadelphia to Chicago at 5:00 p.m.; Chicago to Santa Ana at 7:45 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for PHL → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
60%
297 flights · likely 55–66%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+96 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 308 flights from Philadelphia arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (40%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes late.

UA 308: PHL → ORD

Scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 60% of the time (297 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Aug 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52AugSep 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57SepOct 2025: 55% on time (31 flights)55OctDec 2025: 60% on time (30 flights)60DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JunJul 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45JulAug 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4370%
Tuesday4264%
Wednesday4262%
Thursday4349%
Friday4360%
Saturday4269%
Sunday4248%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 71%Late inbound plane 14%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%Severe weather 5%

All flights PHL → ORD · Connecting off UA 308? Check the risk

UA 308: ORD → SNA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 7:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (226 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Chicago to Santa Ana (100% of days). United Airlines's last ORD–SNA flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 0.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 8:40 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2024: 96% on time (25 flights)96DecJan 2025: 81% on time (27 flights)81JanFeb 2025: too few flights (10 flights)FebDec 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77DecJan 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 64% on time (28 flights)64Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3669%
Tuesday3678%
Wednesday3672%
Thursday3580%
Friday3589%
Saturday12—
Sunday3678%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 40%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Late inbound plane 24%Severe weather 6%

All flights ORD → SNA · Connecting off UA 308? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 308 from PHL to ORD late?

United Airlines 308 from Philadelphia, PA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 40% of 297 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% were cancelled.

How often is UA 308 from ORD to SNA late?

United Airlines 308 from Chicago, IL to Santa Ana, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 226 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% 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.