UA1959United Airlines · ANC → DEN
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1959 AnchorageANC · 23:09 DenverDEN · 06:29

UA1959 by United Airlines flies from Anchorage (ANC) to Denver (DEN) for the Thu, Sep 17 departure.

Right nowDescending into Denver
06:18

estimated arrival at DEN · local time · ~24 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
ANC116 mi · ~24 min leftDEN
33,200 ftAltitudedescending
525 mphSpeed456 kt
133°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 4h 26m

Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~44 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
+6 gate · −25 arrival
09-15
+11 gate · −24 arrival
09-14
+7 gate · −33 arrival
09-13
+28 gate · +15 arrival
09-12
+60 gate · +20 arrival
09-11
+20 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ANCAnchorageModerate riskANC delay board →
DENDenverHigh riskDEN delay board →
ANC→DENevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ANC and DEN 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
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Anchorage to Denver flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1413departs 05:15
UA259departs 09:00
UA1214departs 15:15
UA2614departs 23:09

If UA1959 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Anchorage to Denver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ANC local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1959 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1959 across the ANC and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 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 UA1959 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
09-16ANC 23:09 23:15 (+6)DEN 06:29 06:04 (−25)
09-15ANC 23:09 23:20 (+11)DEN 06:29 06:05 (−24)
09-14ANC 23:09 23:16 (+7)DEN 06:29 05:56 (−33)
09-13ANC 09:00 09:28 (+28)DEN 16:20 16:35 (+15)
09-12ANC 09:00 10:00 (+60)DEN 16:20 16:40 (+20)
09-11ANC 09:00 09:20 (+20)DEN 16:20

Aircraft

Recent tails: N17331, N27268, N47330, N27323.

Board clocks recorded as ANC and DEN published them.

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