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UA 2290 on time

United Airlines 2290: Chicago to Dallas at 12:45 p.m.; Newark to Chicago at 9:20 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for ORD → DFW, its busiest leg

On time
74%
327 flights · likely 69–78%
Cancelled
0.9%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+78 min
average delay
Similar flights
75%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 2290 flights from Chicago arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 0.9% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 2290: ORD → DFW

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 12:45 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (327 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (75%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58AugSep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 80% on time (25 flights)80OctDec 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73DecJan 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JunJul 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4768%
Tuesday4785%
Wednesday4779%
Thursday4772%
Friday4770%
Saturday4674%
Sunday4667%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 23%Severe weather 14%

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UA 2290: EWR → ORD

Scheduled to leave Newark at 9:20 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (176 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Oct 2024: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2024: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2024: 100% on time (18 flights)100DecMar 2025: 80% on time (20 flights)80MarJan 2026: too few flights (14 flights)JanFeb 2026: too few flights (6 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2882%
Tuesday2273%
Wednesday2286%
Thursday2785%
Friday2774%
Saturday2282%
Sunday2871%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 30%Severe weather 19%Late inbound plane 14%

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Questions

How often is UA 2290 from ORD to DFW late?

United Airlines 2290 from Chicago, IL to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 327 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

How often is UA 2290 from EWR to ORD late?

United Airlines 2290 from Newark, NJ to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 176 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% 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.