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UA 5606 on time

United Airlines 5606: Charlottesville to Chicago at 5:38 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
53%
347 flights · likely 48–58%
Cancelled
5.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+122 min
average delay
Similar flights
53%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5606 flights from Charlottesville arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (47%); 5.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes late.

UA 5606: CHO → ORD

Scheduled to leave Charlottesville at 5:38 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5606. Over the past year it arrived on time 53% of the time (347 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (53%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Charlottesville to Chicago (99% of days). United Airlines's last CHO–ORD flight was cancelled 5.5% of the time, against 4.0% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 6:30 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Sep 2025: 43% on time (30 flights)43SepOct 2025: 52% on time (31 flights)52OctNov 2025: 55% on time (29 flights)55NovDec 2025: 48% on time (29 flights)48DecJan 2026: 65% on time (23 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62FebMar 2026: 32% on time (31 flights)32MarApr 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5349%
Tuesday4657%
Wednesday4455%
Thursday5149%
Friday5250%
Saturday4957%
Sunday5256%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 33%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 20%Severe weather 8%

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Questions

How often is UA 5606 from CHO to ORD late?

United Airlines 5606 from Charlottesville, VA to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 47% of 347 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 5.8% 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.