UA1705United Airlines · ORD → DCA
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1705 ChicagoORD · 08:00 WashingtonDCA · 11:01

UA1705 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Washington (DCA) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in Washington · position data
10:56

arrived at DCA · 5 min early

⚖ UA1705 typically leaves −6 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~13 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
09-07
−4 gate · −10 arrival
09-06
−9 gate · −28 arrival
09-04
−4 gate · +2 arrival
09-03
−9 gate · −14 arrival
09-02
−10 gate · −19 arrival
09-01
−6 gate · −29 arrival
08-31
−3 gate · −15 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ORD→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and DCA 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
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T
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Washington flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2190departs 06:00
UA2700departs 06:00
UA1077departs 07:00
UA482departs 07:00
UA307departs 09:00
UA728departs 10:00

If UA1705 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1705 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1705 across the ORD and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 UA1705 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
09-07ORD 08:00 07:56 (−4)DCA 11:01 10:51 (−10)
09-06ORD 08:00 07:51 (−9)DCA 11:01 10:33 (−28)
09-04ORD 08:00 07:56 (−4)DCA 11:01 11:03 (+2)
09-03ORD 08:00 07:51 (−9)DCA 11:01 10:47 (−14)
09-02ORD 08:00 07:50 (−10)DCA 11:01 10:42 (−19)
09-01ORD 08:00 07:54 (−6)DCA 11:01 10:32 (−29)
08-31ORD 08:00 07:57 (−3)DCA 11:01 10:46 (−15)
08-30ORD 08:00 07:54 (−6)DCA 11:01 10:31 (−30)
08-28ORD 08:00DCA 11:01 10:34 (−27)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N34551, N16709, N14735, N14231.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DCA published them.

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