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UA 5135 on time

United Airlines 5135: Mason City to Chicago at 6:57 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
50%
289 flights · likely 44–56%
Cancelled
9.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+104 min
average delay
Similar flights
51%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5135 flights from Mason City arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (50%); 9.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes late.

UA 5135: MCW → ORD

Scheduled to leave Mason City at 6:57 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5135. Over the past year it arrived on time 50% of the time (289 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (51%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Mason City to Chicago (82% of days). United Airlines's last MCW–ORD flight was cancelled 10.7% of the time, against 3.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:45 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67SepOct 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39OctNov 2025: 48% on time (29 flights)48NovDec 2025: 41% on time (17 flights)41DecJan 2026: 39% on time (18 flights)39JanFeb 2026: 70% on time (20 flights)70FebMar 2026: 50% on time (22 flights)50MarApr 2026: 59% on time (22 flights)59AprMay 2026: too few flights (14 flights)MayJun 2026: 40% on time (30 flights)40JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 56% on time (25 flights)56Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4949%
Tuesday2654%
Wednesday4953%
Thursday4648%
Friday4749%
Saturday2552%
Sunday4749%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 15%Security 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 5135 from MCW to ORD late?

United Airlines 5135 from Mason City, IA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 50% of 289 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 9.3% 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.