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UA 1857 on time

United Airlines 1857: Sioux Falls to Chicago at 7:40 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
236 flights · likely 73–83%
Cancelled
3.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 1857 flights from Sioux Falls arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 3.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 1857: FSD → ORD

Scheduled to leave Sioux Falls at 7:40 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (236 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 69% on time (26 flights)69JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MarApr 2026: 62% on time (29 flights)62AprMay 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3471%
Tuesday3488%
Wednesday3485%
Thursday3284%
Friday3462%
Saturday3474%
Sunday3485%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 62%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is UA 1857 from FSD to ORD late?

United Airlines 1857 from Sioux Falls, SD to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 236 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.