United Airlines
Is UA5979 delayed?
No delay reported yet. UA5979 is scheduled to leave Nashville at 18:40 on Nov 14 and reach Chicago at 20:20 (as of Nov 15, 00:56 UTC).
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Departure
Nashville
BNA
Scheduled
Nov 14
Arrival
Chicago
ORD
Scheduled
Nov 14
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 AC3089
Recent arrivals
Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.
- 34 min early
Nashville → Chicago
Is UA5979 usually late?
Period: Oct 16, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026
Not graded: 1, with no published arrival schedule to compare against. They are in no other figure.
Percentages and delay figures appear once 20 arrivals are graded.
On time means landing no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival, late more than 15 minutes after, both times read to the minute. The percentages share one base: graded arrivals plus cancelled and diverted flights. A cancelled plan another plan of the flight replaced within 12 hours is not counted. Median and “9 in 10” are interpolated over the graded arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times, read to the minute. Some flights may be missing.
Departures on record at these airports today
Nashville (BNA) departures
- Delayed: left more than 15 min after schedule
- 128 delayed, 71 cancelled of 210 departures on record
Chicago (ORD) departures
- Delayed: left more than 15 min after schedule
- 280 delayed, 200 cancelled of 739 departures on record
Counts cover the departures on record at each airport, not its full schedule.
Related flights
Flight history and details
| Service date | Departure | Arrival | Actual | Arrival delay (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2026Arrived | Nashville | Chicago | -34 | |
| Oct 31, 2026ArrivedNot graded: no published schedule | Nashville | Chicago | Not available |