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UA 5234 on time

United Airlines 5234: Chicago to Milwaukee at 10:20 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
248 flights · likely 65–77%
Cancelled
4.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5234 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 4.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 5234: ORD → MKE

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 10:20 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5234. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (248 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2025: 81% on time (31 flights)81AugSep 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 57% on time (30 flights)57DecJan 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JanFeb 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74FebMar 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 80% on time (20 flights)80MayAug 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3664%
Tuesday3678%
Wednesday3574%
Thursday3574%
Friday3669%
Saturday3675%
Sunday3465%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%Late inbound plane 20%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 5234 from ORD to MKE late?

United Airlines 5234 from Chicago, IL to Milwaukee, WI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 248 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.4% 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.