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UA 4421 on time

United Airlines 4421: Springfield to Chicago at 7:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
297 flights · likely 72–82%
Cancelled
5.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+146 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 4421 flights from Springfield arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 5.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 4421: SGF → ORD

Scheduled to leave Springfield at 7:45 a.m. local time, operated by GoJet as G7 4421. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (297 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59DecJan 2026: 60% on time (25 flights)60JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MarApr 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4379%
Tuesday4281%
Wednesday4381%
Thursday4276%
Friday4374%
Saturday4372%
Sunday4176%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 37%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 4421 from SGF to ORD late?

United Airlines 4421 from Springfield, MO to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 297 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.1% 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.