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UA 5020 on time

United Airlines 5020: Joplin to Chicago at 8:54 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
334 flights · likely 70–79%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+133 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5020 flights from Joplin arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 5020: JLN → ORD

Scheduled to leave Joplin at 8:54 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5020. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (334 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 75% on time (24 flights)75SepOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4971%
Tuesday4869%
Wednesday4877%
Thursday4779%
Friday4779%
Saturday4779%
Sunday4871%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Late inbound plane 16%Severe weather 12%

All flights JLN → ORD · Connecting off UA 5020? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 5020 from JLN to ORD late?

United Airlines 5020 from Joplin, MO to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 334 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.