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UA5255 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AC4943 from Air Canada (AC) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA5255. Check this page for details about flight UA5255.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA5255, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Detroit - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Airport Code DTW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, August 04, 2026.

UA5255 On Time performance:
54
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

UA5255 United Airlines from Chicago

Landed - On-time
Delay: 11 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday August 04, 2026

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Winglets)

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
August 04, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
09:31 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C4
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:20 pm

Arrival

Detroit (DTW)
August 04, 2026
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Arrived at:
12:05 am (2026-08-05)
Terminal:
N - North - Evans
Gate:
D1
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:54 pm
Baggage: 3
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AC4943 - Air Canada

- LH7474 - Lufthansa

- NZ2323 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA5255?
The flight UA5255 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA5255?
The distance between the two airports is 234 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA5255?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:34 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:35 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-08-05 02:09:13
Current Time in Detroit: 2026-08-05 03:09:13

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and Detroit:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA3498. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3500. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3980. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4103. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4931. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1084. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL1716. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2039. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2358. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL3673. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL4456. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL5816. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1344. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2426. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 42 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3475. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5232. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 39 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5756. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5867. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5954. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from June 25, 2026 to July 31, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 13
On Time: 7 ( 54 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 8 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 23 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 41 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 25, 2026 to July 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 25, 2026 to July 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights UA5255

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
04 August
09:31 pm
Chicago (ORD)
12:05 am
Detroit (DTW)
01h 34min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Saturday
01 August
11:02 pm
Chicago (ORD)
01:28 am
Detroit (DTW)
01h 26min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Friday
31 July
09:18 pm
Chicago (ORD)
12:22 am
Detroit (DTW)
02h 04min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
28 July
09:14 pm
Chicago (ORD)
12:10 am
Detroit (DTW)
01h 56min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
25 July
09:20 pm
Chicago (ORD)
11:31 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 11min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 July
09:19 pm
Chicago (ORD)
11:40 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 21min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 July
10:30 pm
Chicago (ORD)
01:04 am
Detroit (DTW)
01h 34min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Friday
17 July
09:19 pm
Chicago (ORD)
11:36 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 17min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 July
10:36 pm
Chicago (ORD)
01:00 am
Detroit (DTW)
01h 24min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Friday
10 July
09:17 pm
Chicago (ORD)
11:57 pm
Detroit (DTW)
01h 40min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time