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UA1286 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AC4990 from Air Canada (AC) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA1286. Check this page for details about flight UA1286.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA1286, which currently operates between the airports of Toronto - Toronto Pearson International Airport (Airport Code YYZ) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

UA1286 On Time performance:
63
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

UA1286 United Airlines to Chicago

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 55 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday May 12, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (May 11, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (May 13, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A320

Departure

Toronto (YYZ)
May 12, 2026
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Departed at:
06:16 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
F98
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:20 pm

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
May 12, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
07:16 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C30
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:21 pm
Baggage: 12
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC4990 - Air Canada

- NZ9810 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA1286?
The flight UA1286 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA1286?
The distance between the two airports is 436 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA1286?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:01 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:24 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 Toronto: 2026-05-12 18:36:51
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-05-12 17:36:51

Alternative Flights

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

Atlas Air
- Flight Number: 5Y812. (On Time performance: 36 - Average Delay: 161 minutes)

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA3524. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3604. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3606. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3608. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 25 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3610. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)

Air Canada
- Flight Number: AC503. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC505. (On Time performance: 47 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC507. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC509. (On Time performance: 44 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC511. (On Time performance: 11 - Average Delay: 84 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8901. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8909. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 39 minutes)
- Flight Number: AC8913. (On Time performance: 44 - Average Delay: 44 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1297. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1464. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2066. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2109. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3473. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3535. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3617. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3657. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5415. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5418. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5420. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5594. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA763. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 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 April 30, 2026 to May 08, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 5 ( 63 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 13 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 25 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 23 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights UA1286

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
11 May
05:17 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:24 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 07min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Sunday
10 May
05:34 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:57 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 23min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Friday
08 May
05:14 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:24 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 10min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Thursday
07 May
05:17 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:34 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 17min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
06 May
05:24 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:31 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 07min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
05 May
05:18 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
07:12 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 54min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Monday
04 May
05:18 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
07:18 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 00min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
03 May
05:25 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:35 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 10min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
01 May
05:22 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:43 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 21min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
30 April
05:14 pm
Toronto (YYZ)
06:32 pm
Chicago (ORD)
02h 18min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time