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UA 759 on time

United Airlines 759: Chicago to Newark at 7:46 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
200 flights · likely 52–66%
Cancelled
5.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+93 min
average delay
Similar flights
62%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 759 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 5.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes late.

UA 759: ORD → EWR

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 7:46 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (200 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (62%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2026: 47% on time (17 flights)47FebMar 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MarApr 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2959%
Tuesday2868%
Wednesday2861%
Thursday2945%
Friday2952%
Saturday2875%
Sunday2955%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 759 from ORD to EWR late?

United Airlines 759 from Chicago, IL to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 200 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.0% 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.