ON TIMEBOARD

UA 2059 on time

United Airlines 2059: Rochester to Chicago at 5:52 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
48%
131 flights · likely 40–57%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+15 min
median vs schedule
When late
+99 min
average delay
Similar flights
44%
UA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 UA 2059 flights from Rochester arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (52%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 15 minutes late.

UA 2059: ROC → ORD

Scheduled to leave Rochester at 5:52 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 48% of the time (131 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (44%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Rochester to Chicago (100% of days). United Airlines's last ROC–ORD flight was cancelled 2.7% of the time, against 1.8% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:20 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 45% on time (29 flights)45MayJun 2026: 46% on time (26 flights)46JunJul 2026: 41% on time (27 flights)41JulAug 2026: 55% on time (29 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2143%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday2157%
Friday2162%
Saturday9—
Sunday2133%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 43%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%Severe weather 6%

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Questions

How often is UA 2059 from ROC to ORD late?

United Airlines 2059 from Rochester, NY to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 52% of 131 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.