UA533

UA533 (United Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 19 routes, busiest Chicago to Omaha. Of 1,077 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 68.5% 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
January3188▲ 183.9%
February4460▲ 36.4%
March6277▲ 24.2%
April3031▲ 3.3%
May7359▼ 19.2%
June3554▲ 54.3%
July6141▼ 32.8%
August62––
September60––
October55–in progress
November30––
December44––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)336410▲ 22.0%

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
January80.7%74.4%▼ 7.7%
February77.3%86.4%▲ 11.9%
March75.4%68.0%▼ 9.8%
April76.7%90.3%▲ 17.8%
May74.0%72.4%▼ 2.1%
June54.3%59.3%▲ 9.2%
July48.3%51.3%▲ 6.1%
August60.7%––
September70.0%––
October72.7%–in progress
November63.3%––
December50.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)69.5%71.7%▲ 3.2%

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
January02–
February01–
March12▲ 100.0%
April00–
May01–
June00–
July12▲ 100.0%
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)28▲ 300.0%

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 99.0% 1,066
  • Cancelled 1.0% 11

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. ORD–OMA469 62.5%
  2. ORD–BZN116 58.8%
  3. EWR–ORD100 78.4%
  4. SYR–ORD77 75.3%
  5. DJT–ORD54 54.7%
  6. TPA–ORD43 67.4%
  7. TPA–EWR37 100.0%
  8. EWR–SAN32 90.6%

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

Legs flown under this number

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Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 80.0% 0
November 2024 29 29 69.0% 0
December 2024 31 31 51.6% 0
January 2025 31 31 80.7% 0
February 2025 44 44 77.3% 0
March 2025 62 61 75.4% 1
April 2025 30 30 76.7% 0
May 2025 73 73 74.0% 0
June 2025 35 35 54.3% 0
July 2025 61 60 48.3% 1
August 2025 62 61 60.7% 1
September 2025 60 60 70.0% 0
October 2025 55 55 72.7% 0
November 2025 30 30 63.3% 0
December 2025 44 44 50.0% 0
January 2026 88 86 74.4% 2
February 2026 60 59 86.4% 1
March 2026 77 75 68.0% 2
April 2026 31 31 90.3% 0
May 2026 59 58 72.4% 1
June 2026 54 54 59.3% 0
July 2026 41 39 51.3% 2

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