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UA 1778 on time

United Airlines 1778: Chicago to Omaha at 8:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
291 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−11 min
median vs schedule
When late
+60 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 1778 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 11 minutes early.

UA 1778: ORD → OMA

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 8:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (291 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (29 flights)83NovDec 2025: 67% on time (15 flights)67DecJan 2026: 83% on time (18 flights)83JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (21 flights)86FebMar 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4491%
Tuesday3990%
Wednesday3884%
Thursday4486%
Friday4477%
Saturday3992%
Sunday4372%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 51%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 1778 from ORD to OMA late?

United Airlines 1778 from Chicago, IL to Omaha, NE arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 291 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.