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UA 1156 on time

United Airlines 1156: New York to Chicago at 4:29 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
46%
135 flights · likely 38–54%
Cancelled
6.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+122 min
average delay
Similar flights
46%
UA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 UA 1156 flights from New York arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (54%); 6.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes late.

UA 1156: LGA → ORD

Scheduled to leave New York at 4:29 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 46% of the time (135 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (46%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Mar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2035%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday19—
Sunday2050%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Severe weather 17%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 1156 from LGA to ORD late?

United Airlines 1156 from New York, NY to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 54% of 135 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 6.7% 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.