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UA 1231 on time

United Airlines 1231: Chicago to Houston at 7:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
90%
270 flights · likely 86–93%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+67 min
average delay
Similar flights
90%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 10 UA 1231 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (10%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes early.

UA 1231: ORD → IAH

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 7:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 90% of the time (270 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (90%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93NovDec 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90DecJan 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JanFeb 2026: 88% on time (17 flights)88FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4093%
Tuesday3897%
Wednesday3895%
Thursday3795%
Friday3882%
Saturday3982%
Sunday4088%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 40%Late inbound plane 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 21%

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Questions

How often is UA 1231 from ORD to IAH late?

United Airlines 1231 from Chicago, IL to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 10% of 270 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.