UA1856United Airlines · ORD → EWR
live · 38m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1856 ChicagoORD · 10:55 New YorkEWR · 14:18

UA1856 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to New York (EWR) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate B5 · as of 03:17
10:55

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~6 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
10-16
+1 arrival
10-15
+2 gate · +1 arrival
10-14
−2 gate · −12 arrival
10-13
−9 gate · −25 arrival
10-12
−6 gate · −9 arrival
10-11
+2 gate · +21 arrival
10-10
−4 gate · −8 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoHigh riskORD delay board →
EWRNew YorkHigh riskEWR delay board →
ORD→EWRevery 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
5.4%Chance of cancellation
+22 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by EWR (New York), 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to New York flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2759departs 05:00
UA1027departs 06:00
UA3376departs 06:00
UA1273departs 07:30
UA2238departs 09:00
UA3048departs 10:00

If UA1856 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to New York 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 UA1856 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1856 across the ORD and EWR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1856 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-16ORD 10:55EWR 14:18 14:19 (+1)
10-15ORD 10:55 10:57 (+2)EWR 14:18 14:19 (+1)
10-14ORD 10:55 10:53 (−2)EWR 14:18 14:06 (−12)
10-13ORD 10:55 10:46 (−9)EWR 14:18 13:53 (−25)
10-12ORD 10:55 10:49 (−6)EWR 14:18 14:09 (−9)
10-11ORD 10:55 10:57 (+2)EWR 14:18 14:39 (+21)
10-10ORD 10:55 10:51 (−4)EWR 14:18 14:10 (−8)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and EWR published them.

Planning around UA1856? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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