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UA 5496 on time

United Airlines 5496: Chicago to South Bend at 2:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
201 flights · likely 52–66%
Cancelled
4.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5496 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 4.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

UA 5496: ORD → SBN

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 2:00 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5496. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (201 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 71% on time (17 flights)71FebMar 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45MarApr 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2945%
Tuesday2864%
Wednesday2868%
Thursday2952%
Friday2955%
Saturday2979%
Sunday2952%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Severe weather 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 19%

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Questions

How often is UA 5496 from ORD to SBN late?

United Airlines 5496 from Chicago, IL to South Bend, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 201 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.0% 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.