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UA 5505 on time

United Airlines 5505: Chicago to South Bend at 3:35 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
315 flights · likely 53–64%
Cancelled
5.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+3 min
median vs schedule
When late
+82 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5505 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 5.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 3 minutes late.

UA 5505: ORD → SBN

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 3:35 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5505. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (315 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 82% on time (28 flights)82OctNov 2025: 67% on time (27 flights)67NovDec 2025: 47% on time (15 flights)47DecJan 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JanFeb 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64FebMar 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32MarApr 2026: 36% on time (25 flights)36AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4854%
Tuesday4670%
Wednesday4657%
Thursday4663%
Friday4264%
Saturday4053%
Sunday4751%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 5505 from ORD to SBN late?

United Airlines 5505 from Chicago, IL to South Bend, IN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 315 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.4% 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.