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UA 5953 on time

United Airlines 5953: South Bend to Chicago at 11:41 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
65%
228 flights · likely 59–71%
Cancelled
1.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+89 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5953 flights from South Bend arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 1.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

UA 5953: SBN → ORD

Scheduled to leave South Bend at 11:41 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5953. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (228 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3361%
Tuesday3269%
Wednesday3165%
Thursday3373%
Friday3352%
Saturday3376%
Sunday3364%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 46%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%Severe weather 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 8%

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Questions

How often is UA 5953 from SBN to ORD late?

United Airlines 5953 from South Bend, IN to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 228 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.8% 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.