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UA 5071 on time

United Airlines 5071: Sioux City to Chicago at 7:50 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
208 flights · likely 72–83%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+112 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 5071 flights from Sioux City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 5071: SUX → ORD

Scheduled to leave Sioux City at 7:50 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5071. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (208 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Jul 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2025: 50% on time (18 flights)50AugSep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 93% on time (28 flights)93FebMar 2026: too few flights (4 flights)MarJun 2026: too few flights (6 flights)JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3077%
Tuesday2986%
Wednesday2976%
Thursday3090%
Friday3073%
Saturday3070%
Sunday3077%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Late inbound plane 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Severe weather 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 5071 from SUX to ORD late?

United Airlines 5071 from Sioux City, IA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 208 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.