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UA 5215 on time

United Airlines 5215: Chicago to Lincoln at 8:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
341 flights · likely 67–76%
Cancelled
2.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5215 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 2.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 5215: ORD → LNK

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:45 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5215. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (341 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 47% on time (30 flights)47DecJan 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 63% on time (27 flights)63MarApr 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5070%
Tuesday4980%
Wednesday4869%
Thursday4774%
Friday4967%
Saturday4969%
Sunday4971%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Late inbound plane 29%Severe weather 17%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 16%

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Questions

How often is UA 5215 from ORD to LNK late?

United Airlines 5215 from Chicago, IL to Lincoln, NE arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 341 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.1% 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.