UA1987 New YorkEWR · 13:43 CancúnCUN · 16:45
UA1987 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Cancún (CUN) for the Wed, Aug 19 departure.
departs EWR · on schedule
board checked 32m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at EWR and CUN 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.
How UA1987 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1987 across the EWR and CUN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~18 min) but landed about 24 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1987 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: N17589, N77552.
Board clocks recorded as EWR and CUN published them.
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