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UA 4438 on time

United Airlines 4438: Scranton to Chicago at 6:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
279 flights · likely 75–84%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+120 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 4438 flights from Scranton arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes early.

UA 4438: AVP → ORD

Scheduled to leave Scranton at 6:30 a.m. local time, operated by GoJet as G7 4438. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (279 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 100% on time (31 flights)100AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 65% on time (23 flights)65JanFeb 2026: too few flights (7 flights)FebMar 2026: 54% on time (24 flights)54MarMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4281%
Tuesday3586%
Wednesday3583%
Thursday4290%
Friday4269%
Saturday4274%
Sunday4178%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 52%Late inbound plane 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 4438 from AVP to ORD late?

United Airlines 4438 from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 279 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.