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UA 4603 on time

United Airlines 4603: Madison to Chicago at 5:45 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
50%
139 flights · likely 42–59%
Cancelled
7.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+101 min
average delay
Similar flights
44%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 4603 flights from Madison arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (50%); 7.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes late.

UA 4603: MSN → ORD

Scheduled to leave Madison at 5:45 p.m. local time, operated by GoJet as G7 4603. Over the past year it arrived on time 50% of the time (139 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (44%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Madison to Chicago (98% of days). United Airlines's last MSN–ORD flight was cancelled 6.0% of the time, against 3.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 5:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 70% on time (27 flights)70MayJun 2025: 52% on time (27 flights)52JunJul 2025: 32% on time (31 flights)32JulAug 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2025: too few flights (3 flights)SepDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (14 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (6 flights)FebMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2357%
Tuesday17—
Wednesday16—
Thursday2241%
Friday2245%
Saturday17—
Sunday2241%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%

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Questions

How often is UA 4603 from MSN to ORD late?

United Airlines 4603 from Madison, WI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 50% of 139 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 7.9% 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.