UA12United Airlines · ZRH → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA12 ZurichZRH · 09:50 ChicagoORD · 12:55

UA12 by United Airlines flies from Zurich (ZRH) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
12:49

arrived at ORD · 6 min early

Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
+6 gate · −6 arrival
09-08
+0 gate · −33 arrival
09-07
+3 gate · −23 arrival
09-06
+6 gate · −19 arrival
09-05
+65 gate · +21 arrival
09-04
+10 gate · +8 arrival
09-03
−1 gate · +22 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ZRHZurichModerate riskZRH delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ZRH→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
54%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+24 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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.

How UA12 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA12 across the ZRH and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA12 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-09ZRH 09:50 09:56 (+6)ORD 12:55 12:49 (−6)
09-08ZRH 09:50 (+0)ORD 12:55 12:22 (−33)
09-07ZRH 09:50 09:53 (+3)ORD 12:55 12:32 (−23)
09-06ZRH 09:50 09:56 (+6)ORD 12:55 12:36 (−19)
09-05ZRH 09:50 10:55 (+65)ORD 12:55 13:16 (+21)
09-04ZRH 09:50 10:00 (+10)ORD 12:55 13:03 (+8)
09-03ZRH 09:50 09:49 (−1)ORD 12:55 13:17 (+22)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N653UA, N663UA, N685UA, N676UA.

Board clocks recorded as ZRH and ORD published them.

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