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UA 5381 on time

United Airlines 5381: Detroit to Chicago at 2:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
198 flights · likely 60–73%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+92 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5381 flights from Detroit arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

UA 5381: DTW → ORD

Scheduled to leave Detroit at 2:10 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5381. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (198 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2025: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarMay 2025: 96% on time (26 flights)96MayJun 2025: 67% on time (15 flights)67JunDec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45MarApr 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2952%
Tuesday2770%
Wednesday2767%
Thursday2972%
Friday2966%
Saturday2879%
Sunday2962%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 42%Late inbound plane 30%Severe weather 15%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%

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Questions

How often is UA 5381 from DTW to ORD late?

United Airlines 5381 from Detroit, MI to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 198 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.