ON TIMEBOARD

UA 787 on time

United Airlines 787: Houston to Chicago at 8:25 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
70%
363 flights · likely 65–74%
Cancelled
1.1%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
77%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 787 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (30%); 1.1% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 787: IAH → ORD

Scheduled to leave Houston at 8:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 70% of the time (363 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (77%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74OctNov 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50MarApr 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63AprMay 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5175%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5263%
Friday5267%
Saturday5271%
Sunday5163%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 53%Late inbound plane 30%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 15%Severe weather 1%

All flights IAH → ORD · Connecting off UA 787? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 787 from IAH to ORD late?

United Airlines 787 from Houston, TX to Chicago, IL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 30% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.1% 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.