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UA 5640 on time

United Airlines 5640: Milwaukee to Chicago at 1:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
60%
191 flights · likely 53–66%
Cancelled
4.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+97 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5640 flights from Milwaukee arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (40%); 4.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

UA 5640: MKE → ORD

Scheduled to leave Milwaukee at 1:25 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5640. Over the past year it arrived on time 60% of the time (191 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (60%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2025: 76% on time (21 flights)76MayJan 2026: 54% on time (26 flights)54JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 63% on time (24 flights)63JunAug 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2763%
Tuesday2857%
Wednesday2871%
Thursday2770%
Friday2744%
Saturday2759%
Sunday2752%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 51%Late inbound plane 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 5640 from MKE to ORD late?

United Airlines 5640 from Milwaukee, WI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 40% of 191 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.2% 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.