UA2481United Airlines · ORD → SYR
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2481 ChicagoORD · 18:05 SyracuseSYR · 20:59

UA2481 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Syracuse (SYR) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate B20 · as of 06:21
18:05

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~36 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
09-14
−1 gate · −20 arrival
09-13
−4 gate · −32 arrival
09-12
+16 gate · +4 arrival
09-11
+87 gate

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
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SYRSyracuseOn-time likelySYR delay board →
ORD→SYRevery 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
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and SYR 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 Chicago to Syracuse flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5401departs 07:00
UA5544departs 07:30
UA4536departs 07:44
UA2343departs 13:55
UA6398departs 17:08
UA8118departs 20:10

If UA2481 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Syracuse on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2481 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2481 across the ORD and SYR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 UA2481 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
09-14ORD 17:59 17:58 (−1)SYR 20:59 20:39 (−20)
09-13ORD 17:59 17:55 (−4)SYR 20:59 20:27 (−32)
09-12ORD 18:05 18:21 (+16)SYR 21:05 21:09 (+4)
09-11ORD 17:59 19:26 (+87)SYR

Aircraft

Recent tails: N872UA, N897UA, N813UA.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SYR published them.

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