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UA739

Omaha (OMA) to Chicago (ORD) · scheduled 3:27 PM – 5:10 PM

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How UA739 performs

750 operations, 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
72.7%
538 of 740 completed
Cancellation rate
1.20%
9 cancelled
Median arrival delay
0 min
Average 19.7 min
Severe delays
13.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
87 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
75.4%
Left the gate on time

UA739 arrived on time 72.7% of the time, against 78.5% for all OMAORD flights — this specific departure is 5.8 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against United Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 7.4 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 750 operations between 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA73972.7%1.20%0 min13.1%750
United Airlines on OMAORD80.1%1.40%-3 min8.2%3,353
All OMAORD flights78.5%1.92%-4 min8.6%7,510

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA739 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
DTWORD Detroit to Chicago2026-04-062026-04-2921
EGEORD Eagle to Chicago2026-03-292026-04-058
DSMORD Des Moines to Chicago2026-03-212026-03-222
ORDRNO Chicago to Reno2024-05-232026-02-0940
IAHRNO Houston to Reno2025-12-182026-01-0519
CMHIAH Columbus to Houston2025-12-182026-01-0513
ORDMSN Chicago to Madison2023-07-012025-12-0112654.5%
ORDPIT Chicago to Pittsburgh2023-11-262025-10-2453
ORDLAS Chicago to Las Vegas2025-09-252025-09-294
ORDSLC Chicago to Salt Lake City2025-08-192025-09-2431
ORDBZN Chicago to Bozeman2025-03-062025-08-1810652.0%
ORDSJC Chicago to San Jose2025-03-302025-05-2153
ORDPSP Chicago to Palm Springs2025-03-102025-03-256
ORDIAH Chicago to Houston2024-07-122025-03-059358.7%
LASLAX Las Vegas to Los Angeles2025-01-062025-01-061
IADSFO Washington to San Francisco2024-12-192025-01-0514
ORDEWR Chicago to Newark2024-12-062024-12-061
AUSIAH Austin to Houston2024-11-302024-12-012
IAHBNA Houston to Nashville2024-11-302024-12-012
IADMSP Washington to Minneapolis2024-08-182024-08-181
ORDALB Chicago to Albany2024-08-032024-08-173
EWRMIA Newark to Miami2024-05-022024-05-2221
EWRMCO Newark to Orlando2024-03-312024-05-0132
MCODEN Orlando to Denver2024-03-312024-03-311
ORDSAN Chicago to San Diego2024-03-072024-03-3024
MTJORD Montrose to Chicago2024-02-172024-03-023
ORDSMF Chicago to Sacramento2024-01-092024-02-1437
IADMIA Washington to Miami2023-12-212024-01-0819
PHLORD Philadelphia to Chicago2023-12-012023-12-2017
RSWEWR Fort Myers to Newark2023-11-282023-11-303
EWRBOS Newark to Boston2023-11-012023-11-2715
INDORD Indianapolis to Chicago2023-11-262023-11-261
ORDDEN Chicago to Denver2023-10-012023-10-225

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA739 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 750 records of UA739 operating OMAORD, 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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