ON TIMEBOARD

UA 5977 on time

United Airlines 5977: Charlottesville to Chicago at 10:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
72%
253 flights · likely 67–77%
Cancelled
4.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+95 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5977 flights from Charlottesville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (28%); 4.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 5977: CHO → ORD

Scheduled to leave Charlottesville at 10:45 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5977. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (253 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: 52% on time (27 flights)52MarApr 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73AprMay 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72MayJun 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3866%
Tuesday3675%
Wednesday3675%
Thursday3882%
Friday3868%
Saturday2966%
Sunday3874%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 53%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 22%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 5977 from CHO to ORD late?

United Airlines 5977 from Charlottesville, VA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 253 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.0% 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.