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UA 1990 on time

United Airlines 1990: Austin to Chicago at 5:20 p.m.; Los Angeles to Austin at 10:50 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for AUS → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
56%
255 flights · likely 50–62%
Cancelled
1.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+78 min
average delay
Similar flights
56%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 1990 flights from Austin arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (44%); 1.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes late.

UA 1990: AUS → ORD

Scheduled to leave Austin at 5:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 56% of the time (255 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Austin to Chicago (99% of days). United Airlines's last AUS–ORD flight was cancelled 1.1% of the time, against 1.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:40 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75AugSep 2025: 62% on time (21 flights)62SepOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 48% on time (29 flights)48NovDec 2025: 47% on time (15 flights)47DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: 48% on time (27 flights)48MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3941%
Tuesday3661%
Wednesday3653%
Thursday3647%
Friday3757%
Saturday3376%
Sunday3861%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 63%Late inbound plane 29%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 7%

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UA 1990: LAX → AUS

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 10:50 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (173 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (5 flights)SepOct 2025: 100% on time (20 flights)100OctJan 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96FebMar 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 75% on time (20 flights)75MayAug 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2681%
Tuesday2793%
Wednesday2796%
Thursday2789%
Friday2789%
Saturday14—
Sunday2580%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Late inbound plane 26%

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Questions

How often is UA 1990 from AUS to ORD late?

United Airlines 1990 from Austin, TX to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 44% of 255 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.6% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1990 from LAX to AUS late?

United Airlines 1990 from Los Angeles, CA to Austin, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 173 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.