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UA 218 on time

United Airlines 218: Honolulu to Chicago at 6:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
364 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
0.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+87 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 218 flights from Honolulu arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 0.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

UA 218: HNL → ORD

Scheduled to leave Honolulu at 6:05 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (364 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84DecJan 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JanFeb 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5394%
Tuesday5287%
Wednesday5292%
Thursday5292%
Friday5275%
Saturday5186%
Sunday5281%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 38%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 15%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 218 from HNL to ORD late?

United Airlines 218 from Honolulu, HI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.8% 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.