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UA 1779 on time

United Airlines 1779: San Diego to Chicago at 2:11 p.m.; Chicago to Boston at 9:41 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SAN → ORD, its busiest leg

On time
65%
364 flights · likely 60–69%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
65%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1779 flights from San Diego arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (35%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

UA 1779: SAN → ORD

Scheduled to leave San Diego at 2:11 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 65% of the time (364 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61OctNov 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5366%
Tuesday5279%
Wednesday5269%
Thursday5155%
Friday5260%
Saturday5277%
Sunday5246%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 62%Late inbound plane 25%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 12%

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UA 1779: ORD → BOS

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 9:41 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 64% of the time (202 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (65%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Chicago to Boston (100% of days). United Airlines's last ORD–BOS flight was cancelled 3.3% of the time, against 1.6% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:05 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jul 2025: 56% on time (16 flights)56JulAug 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59AugSep 2025: 63% on time (19 flights)63SepOct 2025: 64% on time (28 flights)64OctNov 2025: 60% on time (20 flights)60NovDec 2025: too few flights (1 flights)DecMar 2026: too few flights (2 flights)MarApr 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67AprMay 2026: 78% on time (23 flights)78MayJun 2026: 67% on time (27 flights)67JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3462%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday2259%
Thursday3459%
Friday3462%
Saturday2383%
Sunday3664%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 55%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 1779 from SAN to ORD late?

United Airlines 1779 from San Diego, CA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 35% of 364 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1779 from ORD to BOS late?

United Airlines 1779 from Chicago, IL to Boston, MA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 36% of 202 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.0% 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.