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UA 5432 on time

United Airlines 5432: Lincoln to Chicago at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
237 flights · likely 81–90%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+158 min
average delay
Similar flights
85%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 5432 flights from Lincoln arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 9 minutes early.

UA 5432: LNK → ORD

Scheduled to leave Lincoln at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5432. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (237 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (85%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92JanFeb 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3491%
Tuesday3476%
Wednesday3397%
Thursday3488%
Friday3485%
Saturday3485%
Sunday3479%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Severe weather 24%Late inbound plane 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 5432 from LNK to ORD late?

United Airlines 5432 from Lincoln, NE to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 237 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.