UA1301United Airlines · MSY → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1301 New OrleansMSY · 14:21 ChicagoORD · 17:05

UA1301 by United Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Oct 14 departure.

Right nowEn route to Chicago · off blocks 14:34 · 13 min late
17:05

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~11h 08m from now

En routeUA1301 · position estimated
MSYNew OrleansORDChicago
Estimated from the boardsarr 17:05

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 14:34.

Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+4 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~9 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
10-15
+13 gate
10-14
+13 gate · +4 arrival
10-13
+5 gate · −21 arrival
10-12
+19 gate · +7 arrival
10-11
+24 gate

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 +4 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MSY→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+20 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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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other New Orleans to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2844departs 07:00
UA1677departs 10:31
UA1472departs 17:30
UA5375departs 17:35

If UA1301 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1301 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1301 across the MSY and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1301 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
10-15MSY 14:21 14:34 (+13)ORD 17:05
10-14MSY 14:21 14:34 (+13)ORD 17:05 17:09 (+4)
10-13MSY 14:21 14:26 (+5)ORD 17:05 16:44 (−21)
10-12MSY 14:21 14:40 (+19)ORD 17:05 17:12 (+7)
10-11MSY 14:21 14:45 (+24)ORD 17:05

Aircraft

Recent tails: N17435, N57466, N37553, N17599.

Board clocks recorded as MSY and ORD published them.

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