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UA 4518 on time

United Airlines 4518: Chicago to St. Louis at 4:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
228 flights · likely 58–70%
Cancelled
3.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+96 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 4518 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 3.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

UA 4518: ORD → STL

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 4:45 p.m. local time, operated by GoJet as G7 4518. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (228 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61AugSep 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76SepOct 2025: 59% on time (22 flights)59OctDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 84% on time (25 flights)84FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarMay 2026: too few flights (8 flights)MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3569%
Tuesday3080%
Wednesday3355%
Thursday3462%
Friday3161%
Saturday3263%
Sunday3361%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 41%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 4518 from ORD to STL late?

United Airlines 4518 from Chicago, IL to St. Louis, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 228 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.5% 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.