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Is UA5538 delayed?

Yes — UA5538 landed in Allentown 23 min late, at 17:31 on Sep 29 (as of Sep 29, 21:31 UTC).

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 20 of the last 26 flights.

Arrived

23 min late

Official source · Updated

Departure

Chicago

ORD

Scheduled

Sep 29

Arrival

Allentown

ABE

Actual

Scheduled 17:08

Sep 29

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Chicago)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

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Arrival · UTC

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Also sold as AC3466, NH7619, NZ2460, EK6171

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Chicago → Allentown

    23 min late
  • Chicago → Allentown

    On schedule (1 min behind)
  • Chicago → Allentown

    272 min late
  • Chicago → Allentown

    On schedule (15 min behind)
  • Chicago → Allentown

    On schedule (8 min behind)

Is UA5538 usually late?

Observation window: Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026

Observed arrivals
26
On time
77%
of 26 arrivals
Late
23%
of 26 arrivals
Cancelled
3%
of 29 flights
Median arrival delay
5 min
9 in 10 arrived within
54 min

On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Results compare scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled or diverted flights are excluded. Some flights may be missing from the history.

How flight status works

At the airports today

Chicago (ORD) departures

Left more than 15 min late
236 of 319
Cancelled today
4

All United Airlines flights

Flight history and details
UA5538 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Sep 29, 2026ArrivedChicagoAllentown23
Sep 28, 2026ArrivedChicagoAllentown1
Sep 27, 2026ArrivedChicagoAllentown272
Sep 26, 2026ArrivedChicagoAllentown15
Sep 25, 2026ArrivedChicagoAllentown8
Sep 24, 2026ArrivedChicagoAllentown-15
Sep 23, 2026ArrivedWichitaChicago-32
Sep 22, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell0
Sep 21, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell-37
Sep 20, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell-18
Sep 19, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell65
Sep 18, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell8
Sep 17, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell87
Sep 16, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell-26
Sep 15, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell14
Sep 14, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell-12
Sep 13, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell13
Sep 12, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell42
Sep 11, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell11
Sep 10, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell12
Sep 9, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell2
Sep 8, 2026ArrivedChicagoKalispell-15
Sep 6, 2026ArrivedChicagoSpringfield24
Sep 5, 2026ArrivedChicagoSpringfield-27
Sep 4, 2026ArrivedChicagoSpringfield-1
Sep 1, 2026ArrivedChicagoSpringfield-7
Aug 31, 2026CancelledChicagoSpringfieldNot availableNot available

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