UA661

UA661 (United Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 18 routes, busiest Newark to Chicago. Of 1,466 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 72.7% 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
January9254▼ 41.3%
February6859▼ 13.2%
March6283▲ 33.9%
April7586▲ 14.7%
May8470▼ 16.7%
June7960▼ 24.1%
July3181▲ 161.3%
August57––
September60––
October64–in progress
November58––
December76––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)491493▲ 0.4%

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
January83.5%69.8%▼ 16.4%
February77.9%80.7%▲ 3.5%
March62.9%67.9%▲ 7.9%
April64.9%76.7%▲ 18.3%
May63.9%75.0%▲ 17.4%
June72.2%76.3%▲ 5.7%
July90.3%69.3%▼ 23.2%
August71.9%––
September76.7%––
October71.9%–in progress
November66.7%––
December68.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)73.6%73.7%0.0%

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
January110.0%
February02–
March02–
April10▼ 100.0%
May12▲ 100.0%
June01–
July06–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)314▲ 366.7%

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 98.8% 1,448
  • Cancelled 1.2% 18

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. EWR–ORD581 71.6%
  2. ORD–LAX194 61.1%
  3. ORD–SLC176 61.7%
  4. SNA–EWR149 93.2%
  5. DJT–EWR50 68.0%
  6. TPA–EWR39 60.5%
  7. RSW–EWR37 86.5%
  8. ORD–DSM37 67.6%

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

Legs flown under this number

11
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 40 40 75.0% 0
November 2024 55 55 87.3% 0
December 2024 72 72 62.5% 0
January 2025 92 91 83.5% 1
February 2025 68 68 77.9% 0
March 2025 62 62 62.9% 0
April 2025 75 74 64.9% 1
May 2025 84 83 63.9% 1
June 2025 79 79 72.2% 0
July 2025 31 31 90.3% 0
August 2025 57 57 71.9% 0
September 2025 60 60 76.7% 0
October 2025 64 64 71.9% 0
November 2025 58 57 66.7% 1
December 2025 76 76 68.4% 0
January 2026 54 53 69.8% 1
February 2026 59 57 80.7% 2
March 2026 83 81 67.9% 2
April 2026 86 86 76.7% 0
May 2026 70 68 75.0% 2
June 2026 60 59 76.3% 1
July 2026 81 75 69.3% 6

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