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UA 606 on time

United Airlines 606: Chicago to Newark at 12:11 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
193 flights · likely 67–80%
Cancelled
2.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+94 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 606 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 2.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 606: ORD → EWR

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 12:11 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (193 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (14 flights)FebMar 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2969%
Tuesday2770%
Wednesday2781%
Thursday3077%
Friday2962%
Saturday2277%
Sunday2983%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 56%Late inbound plane 32%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 10%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 606 from ORD to EWR late?

United Airlines 606 from Chicago, IL to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 193 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.