UA198 Los AngelesLAX · 12:45 ShanghaiPVG · 18:55
UA198 by United Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.
arrival expected at PVG · on schedule
board checked 20m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ UA198 typically leaves +24 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX and PVG are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow at Los Angeles
ForecastSat 14 Nov, local date
- 90% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Shanghai
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How UA198 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA198 across the LAX and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 8/10 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 UA198 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: N24979, N29968, N26966, N24990.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and PVG published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA198 Los Angeles to Shanghai on-time performance, measured from the LAX and PVG airport boards.
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