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UA 1398 on time

United Airlines 1398: Chicago to Atlanta at 6:20 p.m.; Colorado Springs to Chicago at 12:11 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ORD → ATL, its busiest leg

On time
56%
292 flights · likely 50–61%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Similar flights
54%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 1398 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (44%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes late.

UA 1398: ORD → ATL

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 6:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (292 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (54%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Chicago to Atlanta (67% of days). United Airlines's last ORD–ATL flight was cancelled 1.4% of the time, against 1.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:12 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Aug 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 45% on time (31 flights)45OctNov 2025: 62% on time (29 flights)62NovDec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 32% on time (28 flights)32MarMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4347%
Tuesday4161%
Wednesday3962%
Thursday4267%
Friday4337%
Saturday4269%
Sunday4250%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 22%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%Severe weather 6%

All flights ORD → ATL · Connecting off UA 1398? Check the risk

UA 1398: COS → ORD

Scheduled to leave Colorado Springs at 12:11 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 72% of the time (127 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Colorado Springs to Chicago (100% of days). United Airlines's last COS–ORD flight was cancelled 1.5% of the time, against 1.5% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 5:46 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71AugSep 2025: 67% on time (24 flights)67SepMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday19—
Tuesday18—
Wednesday18—
Thursday18—
Friday18—
Saturday18—
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 58%Late inbound plane 19%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 14%Severe weather 9%

All flights COS → ORD · Connecting off UA 1398? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1398 from ORD to ATL late?

United Airlines 1398 from Chicago, IL to Atlanta, GA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 292 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1398 from COS to ORD late?

United Airlines 1398 from Colorado Springs, CO to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 28% of 127 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.4% 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.