UA1972 ChicagoORD · 08:50 Salt Lake CitySLC · 11:34
UA1972 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Salt Lake City (SLC) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.
estimated arrival at SLC · local time · ~97 min from now
position updated 3m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 1h 0m
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 +29 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and SLC 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Salt Lake City flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1972 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Salt Lake City 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 UA1972 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1972 across the ORD and SLC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~32 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 2/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1972 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: N437UA, N817UA, N488UA, N897UA.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and SLC published them.
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