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UA 254 on time

United Airlines 254: Newark to Chicago at 6:20 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
42%
306 flights · likely 36–47%
Cancelled
3.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+18 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
43%
UA, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 UA 254 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (58%); 3.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 18 minutes late.

UA 254: EWR → ORD

Scheduled to leave Newark at 6:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 42% of the time (306 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (43%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Aug 2025: 17% on time (18 flights)17AugOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 28% on time (29 flights)28NovDec 2025: 37% on time (30 flights)37DecJan 2026: 40% on time (30 flights)40JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35MarApr 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37JunJul 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JulAug 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4536%
Tuesday4450%
Wednesday4445%
Thursday4132%
Friday4441%
Saturday4349%
Sunday4540%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 54%Late inbound plane 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 254 from EWR to ORD late?

United Airlines 254 from Newark, NJ to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 58% of 306 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.6% 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.