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UA 5439 on time

United Airlines 5439: Chicago to Charleston at 2:10 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
58%
226 flights · likely 51–64%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+77 min
average delay
Similar flights
60%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5439 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (42%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

UA 5439: ORD → CRW

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 2:10 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5439. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (226 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (60%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%May 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2025: 88% on time (25 flights)88JunAug 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73SepOct 2025: 76% on time (25 flights)76OctDec 2025: 19% on time (16 flights)19DecJan 2026: 50% on time (26 flights)50JanFeb 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67FebMar 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48MarApr 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53AprMay 2026: 60% on time (20 flights)60MayAug 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3256%
Tuesday3462%
Wednesday3370%
Thursday3256%
Friday3244%
Saturday3253%
Sunday3165%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%

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Questions

How often is UA 5439 from ORD to CRW late?

United Airlines 5439 from Chicago, IL to Charleston/Dunbar, WV arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 226 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.6% 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.