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UA 1856 on time

United Airlines 1856: Chicago to Newark at 10:51 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
169 flights · likely 67–81%
Cancelled
3.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1856 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 3.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 1856: ORD → EWR

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 10:51 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (169 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71FebMar 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2471%
Tuesday2374%
Wednesday2391%
Thursday2572%
Friday2568%
Saturday2572%
Sunday2475%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 33%Late inbound plane 30%Severe weather 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%

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Questions

How often is UA 1856 from ORD to EWR late?

United Airlines 1856 from Chicago, IL to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 169 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% 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.