UA1559 Santa AnaSNA · 12:40 New YorkEWR · 20:59
UA1559 by United Airlines flies from Santa Ana (SNA) to New York (EWR) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.
estimated arrival at EWR · local time · ~1h 58m from now
position updated 5m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 2h 34m
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −9 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at SNA and EWR 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Santa Ana to New York flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1559 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Ana to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SNA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA1559 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1559 across the SNA and EWR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 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 UA1559 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N39726, N39728, N12754, N16732.
Board clocks recorded as SNA and EWR published them.
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