UA2278United Airlines · SFO → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2278 San FranciscoSFO · 22:35 ChicagoORD · 05:01

UA2278 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
04:20

arrived at ORD · 41 min early

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−41 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−6 gate · −41 arrival
09-06
−6 gate · −41 arrival
09-05
−9 gate · −36 arrival
09-04
−7 gate · −49 arrival
09-03
−21 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 −41 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SFO→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
59%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+23 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SFO and ORD 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other San Francisco to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2847departs 00:35
UA2000departs 05:00
UA2091departs 06:00
UA1568departs 08:15
UA1921departs 10:05
UA8121departs 10:05

If UA2278 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2278 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2278 across the SFO and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~41 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 UA2278 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
09-07SFO 22:35 22:29 (−6)ORD 05:01 04:20 (−41)
09-06SFO 22:35 22:29 (−6)ORD 05:01 04:20 (−41)
09-05SFO 22:35 22:26 (−9)ORD 05:01 04:25 (−36)
09-04SFO 22:35 22:28 (−7)ORD 05:04 04:15 (−49)
09-03SFO ORD 05:01 04:40 (−21)

Board clocks recorded as SFO and ORD published them.

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