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UA 1525 on time

United Airlines 1525: Newark to Chicago at 10:24 a.m.; Raleigh to Newark at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for EWR → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
76%
340 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+90 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1525 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 1525: EWR → ORD

Scheduled to leave Newark at 10:24 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (340 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5086%
Tuesday4976%
Wednesday4986%
Thursday4980%
Friday4967%
Saturday4578%
Sunday4961%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Severe weather 12%

All flights EWR → ORD · Connecting off UA 1525? Check the risk

UA 1525: RDU → EWR

Scheduled to leave Raleigh at 6:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (134 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2024: 45% on time (20 flights)45JanFeb 2024: 93% on time (27 flights)93FebMar 2024: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2024: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2024: 77% on time (22 flights)77MayMay 2025: 90% on time (20 flights)90MayFeb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 88% on time (16 flights)88MarMay 2026: too few flights (9 flights)MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2186%
Tuesday17—
Wednesday17—
Thursday18—
Friday2190%
Saturday2291%
Sunday18—

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 74%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%

All flights RDU → EWR · Connecting off UA 1525? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1525 from EWR to ORD late?

United Airlines 1525 from Newark, NJ to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 340 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1525 from RDU to EWR late?

United Airlines 1525 from Raleigh/Durham, NC to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 134 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.7% 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.