UA2649

UA2649 (United Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 20 routes, busiest Chicago to Newark. Of 1,026 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 76.6% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January54540.0%
February5437▼ 31.5%
March5731▼ 45.6%
April2230▲ 36.4%
May6842▼ 38.2%
June5560▲ 9.1%
July5860▲ 3.4%
August44––
September59––
October58–in progress
November55––
December46––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)368314▼ 14.7%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January84.9%81.5%▼ 4.0%
February88.9%78.4%▼ 11.8%
March83.9%64.5%▼ 23.1%
April63.6%93.1%▲ 46.3%
May63.1%76.2%▲ 20.8%
June80.0%59.7%▼ 25.4%
July64.3%62.1%▼ 3.5%
August70.5%––
September79.3%––
October79.3%–in progress
November79.6%––
December84.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)75.5%73.6%▼ 2.5%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January10▼ 100.0%
February00–
March10▼ 100.0%
April01–
May30▼ 100.0%
June03–
July220.0%
August0––
September1––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)76▼ 14.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 98.5% 1,011
  • Cancelled 1.5% 15

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ORD–EWR212 59.6%
  2. SNA–ORD195 95.9%
  3. ORD–DEN82 68.3%
  4. ORD–BWI72 74.7%
  5. PHX–ORD60 95.0%
  6. IAD–ORD56 83.9%
  7. DCA–ORD46 93.3%
  8. EWR–MSY42 59.0%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

12
12 of 12
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
ORD EWR Chicago O'Hare International Airport – Newark Liberty International Airport 1,154 51.1 min 59.6% 212
SNA ORD John Wayne Orange County International Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 2,772 -0.0 min 95.9% 195
ORD DEN Chicago O'Hare International Airport – Denver International Airport 1,426 23.2 min 68.3% 82
ORD BWI Chicago O'Hare International Airport – Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport 998 18.0 min 74.7% 72
PHX ORD Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 2,313 0.7 min 95.0% 60
IAD ORD Washington Dulles International Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 945 24.5 min 83.9% 56
DCA ORD Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 983 0.8 min 93.3% 46
EWR MSY Newark Liberty International Airport – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 1,878 33.5 min 59.0% 42
ONT ORD Ontario International Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 2,730 1.5 min 89.2% 37
SNA DEN John Wayne Orange County International Airport – Denver International Airport 1,360 24.5 min 66.7% 36
DEN ORD Denver International Airport – Chicago O'Hare International Airport 1,426 29.9 min 61.8% 36
ORD LGA Chicago O'Hare International Airport – LaGuardia Airport 1,177 61.8 min 34.4% 35
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 29 29 96.6% 0
November 2024 23 23 91.3% 0
December 2024 30 30 76.7% 0
January 2025 54 53 84.9% 1
February 2025 54 54 88.9% 0
March 2025 57 56 83.9% 1
April 2025 22 22 63.6% 0
May 2025 68 65 63.1% 3
June 2025 55 55 80.0% 0
July 2025 58 56 64.3% 2
August 2025 44 44 70.5% 0
September 2025 59 58 79.3% 1
October 2025 58 58 79.3% 0
November 2025 55 54 79.6% 1
December 2025 46 46 84.8% 0
January 2026 54 54 81.5% 0
February 2026 37 37 78.4% 0
March 2026 31 31 64.5% 0
April 2026 30 29 93.1% 1
May 2026 42 42 76.2% 0
June 2026 60 57 59.7% 3
July 2026 60 58 62.1% 2

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