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UA 4449 on time

United Airlines 4449: Birmingham to Chicago at 7:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
263 flights · likely 80–89%
Cancelled
1.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+106 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 4449 flights from Birmingham arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 1.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 4449: BHM → ORD

Scheduled to leave Birmingham at 7:30 a.m. local time, operated by GoJet as G7 4449. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (263 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 11, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 83% on time (18 flights)83AugSep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77NovDec 2025: 67% on time (15 flights)67DecJan 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78JanMar 2026: 72% on time (25 flights)72MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: too few flights (11 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3892%
Tuesday3778%
Wednesday3683%
Thursday3884%
Friday3982%
Saturday3889%
Sunday3784%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Late inbound plane 30%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%

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Questions

How often is UA 4449 from BHM to ORD late?

United Airlines 4449 from Birmingham, AL to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 263 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.9% 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.