UA2426United Airlines · SNA → ORD
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UA2426 Santa AnaSNA · 10:37 ChicagoORD · 16:51

UA2426 by United Airlines flies from Santa Ana (SNA) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Oct 14 departure.

Same number through SNA → PHX → ORD

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
16:51

arrival expected at ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-13
+10 gate · −19 arrival
10-12
+12 gate · −35 arrival
10-11
+31 gate · −1 arrival
10-10
+16 gate · −20 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
SNASanta AnaOn-time likelySNA delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SNA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SNA 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 Santa Ana to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA587departs 06:45
UA1352departs 14:26

If UA2426 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Ana to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SNA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2426 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2426 across the SNA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 UA2426 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
10-13SNA 10:37 10:47 (+10)ORD 16:51 16:32 (−19)
10-12SNA 10:37 10:49 (+12)ORD 16:51 16:16 (−35)
10-11SNA 10:37 11:08 (+31)ORD 16:51 16:50 (−1)
10-10SNA 10:37 10:53 (+16)ORD 16:51 16:31 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N17279, N47357, N17339.

Board clocks recorded as SNA and ORD published them.

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