ON TIMEBOARD

UA 3523 on time

United Airlines 3523: Chicago to Richmond at 2:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
76%
283 flights · likely 70–80%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 3523 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 3523: ORD → RIC

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 2:30 p.m. local time, operated by Republic Airways as YX 3523. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (283 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82AugSep 2025: 89% on time (27 flights)89SepOct 2025: 92% on time (25 flights)92OctDec 2025: 63% on time (16 flights)63DecJan 2026: 77% on time (26 flights)77JanFeb 2026: too few flights (11 flights)FebMar 2026: 56% on time (27 flights)56MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JulAug 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4171%
Tuesday4281%
Wednesday4281%
Thursday4176%
Friday4171%
Saturday3781%
Sunday3969%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 3523 from ORD to RIC late?

United Airlines 3523 from Chicago, IL to Richmond, VA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 283 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.