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UA 5436 on time

United Airlines 5436: Fort Wayne to Chicago at 4:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
52%
364 flights · likely 47–57%
Cancelled
4.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+98 min
average delay
Similar flights
52%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5436 flights from Fort Wayne arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (48%); 4.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes late.

UA 5436: FWA → ORD

Scheduled to leave Fort Wayne at 4:45 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5436. Over the past year it arrived on time 52% of the time (364 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (52%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 66% on time (29 flights)66NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JanFeb 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57FebMar 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MarApr 2026: 23% on time (30 flights)23AprMay 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5351%
Tuesday5263%
Wednesday5258%
Thursday5153%
Friday5238%
Saturday5260%
Sunday5240%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 5436 from FWA to ORD late?

United Airlines 5436 from Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 48% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.7% 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.