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UA 5017 on time

United Airlines 5017: Hancock to Chicago at 3:06 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
61%
155 flights · likely 53–69%
Cancelled
3.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+69 min
average delay
Similar flights
58%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5017 flights from Hancock arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (39%); 3.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

UA 5017: CMX → ORD

Scheduled to leave Hancock at 3:06 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5017. Over the past year it arrived on time 61% of the time (155 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (58%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Hancock to Chicago (69% of days). United Airlines's last CMX–ORD flight was cancelled 8.5% of the time, against 6.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:16 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunAug 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74AugSep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88OctFeb 2026: 53% on time (17 flights)53FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MayJun 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2259%
Tuesday2176%
Wednesday2162%
Thursday2365%
Friday2365%
Saturday2370%
Sunday2232%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 24%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%Severe weather 10%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 5017 from CMX to ORD late?

United Airlines 5017 from Hancock/Houghton, MI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 39% of 155 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.9% 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.