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UA 4740 on time

United Airlines 4740: Milwaukee to Chicago at 12:05 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
64%
294 flights · likely 59–70%
Cancelled
4.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
61%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 4740 flights from Milwaukee arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (36%); 4.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

UA 4740: MKE → ORD

Scheduled to leave Milwaukee at 12:05 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 4740. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (294 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (61%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68AugSep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67OctNov 2025: 67% on time (30 flights)67NovDec 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52DecJan 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MarApr 2026: 48% on time (29 flights)48AprMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 75% on time (24 flights)75JunAug 2026: 70% on time (20 flights)70Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4365%
Tuesday4274%
Wednesday4367%
Thursday4163%
Friday4262%
Saturday4267%
Sunday4151%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 32%Late inbound plane 27%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Severe weather 16%

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Questions

How often is UA 4740 from MKE to ORD late?

United Airlines 4740 from Milwaukee, WI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 294 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.4% 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.