UA1261United Airlines · EWR → BNA
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1261 New YorkEWR · 21:42 NashvilleBNA · 23:16

UA1261 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Nashville (BNA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:29

scheduled from EWR

⚖ UA1261 typically leaves +42 and lands −3. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+42 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~45 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+44+87+131 min
08-17
−9 gate · −5 arrival
08-16
+105 gate · +69 arrival
08-15
+25 gate · −24 arrival
08-14
+21 gate · −31 arrival
08-13
+37 gate · −7 arrival
08-12
+34 gate · −10 arrival
08-11
+131 gate · +88 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 · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
EWRNew YorkModerate riskEWR delay board →
BNANashvilleOn-time likelyBNA delay board →
EWR→BNAevery 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
4.6%Chance of cancellation
+34 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by EWR (New York), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Nashville flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1428departs 06:00
UA591departs 09:30
UA1719departs 10:39
UA1616departs 10:55
UA1884departs 13:08
UA3420departs 13:08

If UA1261 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Nashville 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 UA1261 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1261 across the EWR and BNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 8/13 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 UA1261 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
08-17EWR 21:42 21:33 (−9)BNA 23:16 23:11 (−5)
08-16EWR 21:29 23:14 (+105)BNA 22:58 00:07 (+69)
08-15EWR 21:29 21:54 (+25)BNA 22:58 22:34 (−24)
08-14EWR 21:29 21:50 (+21)BNA 22:58 22:27 (−31)
08-13EWR 21:29 22:06 (+37)BNA 22:58 22:51 (−7)
08-12EWR 21:29 22:03 (+34)BNA 22:58 22:48 (−10)
08-11EWR 21:29 23:40 (+131)BNA 22:58 00:26 (+88)
08-10EWR 21:42 21:33 (−9)BNA 23:16 23:11 (−5)
08-09EWR 21:40 22:03 (+23)BNA 23:14 22:46 (−28)
08-08EWR 21:30 00:03 (+153)BNA 23:04 00:47 (+103)
08-07EWR 21:28BNA 23:02 00:10 (+68)
08-06EWR 21:30 01:44 (+254)BNA 23:04 02:21 (+197)
08-05EWR 21:28 22:59 (+91)BNA 23:02 23:41 (+39)
08-04EWR 21:30 22:12 (+42)BNA 23:03 23:00 (−3)
08-03EWR 21:28 23:07 (+99)BNA 23:02 23:55 (+53)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N17427, N17429, N77579, N37531.

Board clocks recorded as EWR and BNA published them.

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