UA1253United Airlines · CLE → ORD
live · 19m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1253 ClevelandCLE · 12:19 ChicagoORD · 12:59

UA1253 by United Airlines flies from Cleveland (CLE) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:19

scheduled from CLE

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~14 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+34+68+102 min
09-09
+6 gate · −14 arrival
09-07
+16 gate · +2 arrival
09-06
+77 gate · +41 arrival
09-05
+9 gate · −8 arrival
09-04
+102 gate · +87 arrival
09-03
+81 gate · +95 arrival
09-02
+6 gate · −14 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 +2 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLEClevelandOn-time likelyCLE delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
CLE→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLE and ORD 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
061422
M
T
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Cleveland to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA278departs 05:30
UA728departs 05:30
UA490departs 07:00
UA775departs 08:23
UA567departs 09:00
UA609departs 10:52

If UA1253 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Cleveland to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1253 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1253 across the CLE and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 4/7 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 UA1253 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
09-09CLE 12:19 12:25 (+6)ORD 12:59 12:45 (−14)
09-07CLE 12:19 12:35 (+16)ORD 12:59 13:01 (+2)
09-06CLE 12:19 13:36 (+77)ORD 12:59 13:40 (+41)
09-05CLE 12:19 12:28 (+9)ORD 12:59 12:51 (−8)
09-04CLE 12:19 14:01 (+102)ORD 12:59 14:26 (+87)
09-03CLE 12:19 13:40 (+81)ORD 12:59 14:34 (+95)
09-02CLE 12:19 12:25 (+6)ORD 12:59 12:45 (−14)
09-01CLE 12:19 12:27 (+8)ORD 12:59

Aircraft

Recent tails: N472UA, N68836, N431UA, N439UA.

Board clocks recorded as CLE and ORD published them.

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search — UA1253 Cleveland to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the CLE and ORD airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/UA1253
How we measure this →