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UA 4381 on time

United Airlines 4381: Buffalo to Chicago at 1:52 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
279 flights · likely 64–75%
Cancelled
2.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+137 min
average delay
Similar flights
64%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 4381 flights from Buffalo arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 2.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

UA 4381: BUF → ORD

Scheduled to leave Buffalo at 1:52 p.m. local time, operated by GoJet as G7 4381. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (279 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (64%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 45% on time (29 flights)45NovDec 2025: 48% on time (31 flights)48DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4271%
Tuesday3964%
Wednesday4073%
Thursday3871%
Friday4063%
Saturday3977%
Sunday4168%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 4381 from BUF to ORD late?

United Airlines 4381 from Buffalo, NY to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 279 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.9% 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.