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UA 5309 on time

United Airlines 5309: Chicago to Fort Wayne at 8:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
54%
312 flights · likely 49–60%
Cancelled
6.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+80 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5309 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (46%); 6.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes late.

UA 5309: ORD → FWA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:10 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5309. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (312 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Chicago to Fort Wayne (57% of days). United Airlines's last ORD–FWA flight was cancelled 7.1% of the time, against 4.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 10:25 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 70% on time (30 flights)70SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32DecJan 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37AprMay 2026: 54% on time (24 flights)54MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JulAug 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4466%
Tuesday4657%
Wednesday4558%
Thursday4452%
Friday4243%
Saturday4551%
Sunday4652%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 39%Late inbound plane 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 5309 from ORD to FWA late?

United Airlines 5309 from Chicago, IL to Fort Wayne, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 312 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.4% 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.