UA246United Airlines · ORD → SFO
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA246 ChicagoORD · 06:00 San FranciscoSFO · 08:44

UA246 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowIn the air to San Francisco · off blocks 05:57 · 3 min early
08:57

estimated arrival at SFO · local time · ~34 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
SFO149 mi · ~34 min leftORD
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
482 mphSpeed419 kt
261°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 3h 48m

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~3 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
−3 gate · +13 arrival
10-28
−6 gate · −12 arrival
10-27
+7 gate · −4 arrival
10-26
−10 gate · −14 arrival
10-25
−7 gate · +15 arrival
10-24
−3 gate · −11 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and SFO 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 on this route

Forecast

Chicago to San Francisco with United Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.3%1.6× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.8%0.7× usual

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 12 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to San Francisco flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1116departs 07:44
UA342departs 08:40
UA2610departs 08:55
UA543departs 10:39
UA762departs 11:52
UA3860departs 12:30

If UA246 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How UA246 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA246 across the ORD and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA246 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
10-29ORD 06:00 05:57 (−3)SFO 08:44 08:57 (+13)
10-28ORD 06:00 05:54 (−6)SFO 08:47 08:35 (−12)
10-27ORD 06:00 06:07 (+7)SFO 08:47 08:43 (−4)
10-26ORD 06:00 05:50 (−10)SFO 08:44 08:30 (−14)
10-25ORD 06:00 05:53 (−7)SFO 08:47 09:02 (+15)
10-24ORD 05:59 05:56 (−3)SFO 08:40 08:29 (−11)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SFO published them.

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