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UA 5402 on time

United Airlines 5402: Milwaukee to Chicago at 8:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
73%
362 flights · likely 68–77%
Cancelled
3.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+85 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5402 flights from Milwaukee arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (27%); 3.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

UA 5402: MKE → ORD

Scheduled to leave Milwaukee at 8:30 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5402. Over the past year it arrived on time 73% of the time (362 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5364%
Tuesday5190%
Wednesday5273%
Thursday5082%
Friday5269%
Saturday5271%
Sunday5260%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 58%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Severe weather 9%Late inbound plane 6%

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Questions

How often is UA 5402 from MKE to ORD late?

United Airlines 5402 from Milwaukee, WI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 27% of 362 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.3% 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.