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UA 212 on time

United Airlines 212: Los Angeles to Chicago at 5:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
85%
308 flights · likely 80–88%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−17 min
median vs schedule
When late
+108 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 212 flights from Los Angeles arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (15%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 17 minutes early.

UA 212: LAX → ORD

Scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 5:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 85% of the time (308 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97SepOct 2025: 93% on time (29 flights)93OctNov 2025: 65% on time (20 flights)65NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 100% on time (17 flights)100MayJun 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JunJul 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4980%
Tuesday4489%
Wednesday4486%
Thursday4689%
Friday4783%
Saturday3278%
Sunday4687%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 44%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%

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Questions

How often is UA 212 from LAX to ORD late?

United Airlines 212 from Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 15% of 308 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.