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UA 503 on time

United Airlines 503: Boston to Chicago at 10:35 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
81%
164 flights · likely 74–86%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+134 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 503 flights from Boston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (19%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 503: BOS → ORD

Scheduled to leave Boston at 10:35 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 81% of the time (164 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 73% on time (26 flights)73MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85MayJun 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85JunJul 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89JulAug 2026: 66% on time (29 flights)66Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2673%
Tuesday2580%
Wednesday2584%
Thursday2584%
Friday2681%
Saturday11—
Sunday2677%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 41%Late inbound plane 5%

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Questions

How often is UA 503 from BOS to ORD late?

United Airlines 503 from Boston, MA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 19% of 164 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.