UA1021United Airlines · EWR → PTY
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1021 New YorkEWR · 15:17 TocumenPTY · 19:31

UA1021 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Tocumen (PTY) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Tocumen · off blocks 15:07 · 10 min early
19:08

estimated arrival at PTY · local time · ~3h 00m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
PTY1,502 mi · ~3h 00m leftEWR
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
528 mphSpeed459 kt
181°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 40m

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~2 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−10 gate · −23 arrival
09-06
+4 gate · −3 arrival
09-05
−1 gate · −2 arrival
09-04
−3 gate · −19 arrival
09-03
+42 gate · +48 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −3 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
EWRNew YorkOn-time likelyEWR delay board →
PTYTocumenOn-time likelyPTY delay board →
EWR→PTYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at EWR and PTY are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New York to Tocumen flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA392departs 23:51

If UA1021 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from New York to Tocumen on the same day, with scheduled departure times in EWR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1021 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1021 across the EWR and PTY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1021 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-07EWR 15:17 15:07 (−10)PTY 19:31 19:08 (−23)
09-06EWR 15:17 15:21 (+4)PTY 19:31 19:28 (−3)
09-05EWR 15:17 15:16 (−1)PTY 19:31 19:29 (−2)
09-04EWR 15:17 15:14 (−3)PTY 19:31 19:12 (−19)
09-03EWR 15:17 15:59 (+42)PTY 19:31 20:19 (+48)

Board clocks recorded as EWR and PTY published them.

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