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UA5538 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA5538, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Charlotte - Charlotte Douglas International Airport (Airport Code CLT).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, February 23, 2026.

UA5538 On Time performance:
42
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

UA5538 United Airlines from Chicago

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 15 minutes
Flight Status for Monday February 23, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (February 22, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (February 24, 2026). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
February 23, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
05:49 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
F12
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:50 pm

Arrival

Charlotte (CLT)
February 23, 2026
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:16 pm
Concourse:
A
Gate:
A22
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:01 pm
Baggage: 2
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC5297 - Air Canada

- EK6235 - Emirates

- LH7516 - Lufthansa

- NH7730 - ANA All Nippon Airways

- NZ2189 - Air New Zealand

- OS7715 - Austrian

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA5538?
The flight UA5538 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA5538?
The distance between the two airports is 599 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA5538?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:11 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:33 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: 2026-02-23 18:57:23
Current Time in Charlotte: 2026-02-23 19:57:23

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1086. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 50 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1632. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1784. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1876. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2254. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2360. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2576. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2814. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3178. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA695. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F93142. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA2635. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3618. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 8 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 January 06, 2026 to February 19, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 43
On Time: 18 ( 42 % )
Moderate Delay: 10 ( 23 % )
Significant Delay: 10 ( 23 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 12 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 28 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from January 06, 2026 to February 19, 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 06, 2026 to January 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.

Last Past Flights UA5538

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
22 February
05:44 pm
Chicago (ORD)
08:57 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 13min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Saturday
21 February
05:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:52 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 57min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Friday
20 February
06:23 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:55 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 32min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
19 February
06:07 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:35 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 28min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
18 February
05:50 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:21 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 31min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
17 February
06:25 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:34 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 09min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Monday
16 February
05:43 pm
Chicago (ORD)
08:37 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
01h 54min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time
Sunday
15 February
05:50 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:42 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 52min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
14 February
05:43 pm
Chicago (ORD)
09:27 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 44min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - Delayed
Friday
13 February
05:52 pm
Chicago (ORD)
08:56 pm
Charlotte (CLT)
02h 04min
Embraer 175 (E
Embraer 175 (E
Landed - On-time