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UA1878

Austin (AUS) to Chicago (ORD) · scheduled 7:00 AM – 9:55 AM

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How UA1878 performs

363 operations, 2024-12-19 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
87.9%
312 of 355 completed
Cancellation rate
1.65%
6 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-8 min
Average 0.9 min
Severe delays
3.7%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
67 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
93.6%
Left the gate on time

UA1878 arrived on time 87.9% of the time, against 78.0% for all AUSORD flights — this specific departure is 9.9 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 6.6 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 363 operations between 2024-12-19 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA187887.9%1.65%-8 min3.7%363
United Airlines on AUSORD81.3%0.70%-7 min6.8%4,002
All AUSORD flights78.0%1.09%-6 min8.4%9,352

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-12-19 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA1878 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
ORDCLE Chicago to Cleveland2026-04-062026-05-3153
CLEEWR Cleveland to Newark2026-05-212026-05-3110
RNOSFO Reno to San Francisco2026-04-012026-04-042
ORDOMA Chicago to Omaha2026-02-122026-03-0421
ORDEWR Chicago to Newark2026-01-082026-02-0920
ORDIND Chicago to Indianapolis2025-12-042025-12-156
ORDIAD Chicago to Washington2025-08-192025-09-019
ORDSFO Chicago to San Francisco2023-07-012025-08-1873179.1%
SFOPHX San Francisco to Phoenix2025-05-012025-05-2121
SFOLAS San Francisco to Las Vegas2024-08-192025-04-3070
DCAORD Washington to Chicago2025-03-302025-04-3028
RDUORD Raleigh–Durham to Chicago2024-02-152025-03-2918187.0%
FLLORD Fort Lauderdale to Chicago2025-01-092025-02-1025
GRRORD Grand Rapids to Chicago2024-10-272024-12-0231
MSPORD Minneapolis to Chicago2024-09-262024-10-2631
SFOBUR San Francisco to Burbank2024-09-262024-10-2526
SFOJAC San Francisco to Jackson2024-05-232024-08-1888
SFOSBA San Francisco to Santa Barbara2024-03-072024-05-2244
SFOEWR San Francisco to Newark2024-02-152024-03-0617
PDXSFO Portland to San Francisco2023-12-212024-01-0819
SFOSNA San Francisco to Santa Ana2023-11-282023-12-2023
LGAORD New York to Chicago2023-07-012023-11-2715092.0%

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA1878 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 363 records of UA1878 operating AUSORD, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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