UA2488United Airlines · EWR → ORD
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2488 New YorkEWR · 08:00 ChicagoORD · 09:45

UA2488 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
09:38

arrived at ORD · 7 min early

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+1 minmedian over 9 operations
Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
−9 gate · −7 arrival
11-10
−4 gate · +1 arrival
11-09
−7 gate · −25 arrival
11-08
+6 gate · +10 arrival
11-07
−7 gate · +6 arrival
11-06
−4 gate · +35 arrival
11-05
−8 gate · −37 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 +1 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
EWRNew YorkOn-time likelyEWR delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
EWR→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at EWR and ORD 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 at New York

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
  • 97% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other New York to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA530departs 06:00
UA2431departs 07:15
UA2290departs 09:00
UA1525departs 10:00
UA1875departs 11:22
UA2840departs 12:07

If UA2488 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in EWR 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 UA2488 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2488 across the EWR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2488 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
11-11EWR 08:00 07:51 (−9)ORD 09:45 09:38 (−7)
11-10EWR 08:00 07:56 (−4)ORD 09:45 09:46 (+1)
11-09EWR 08:00 07:53 (−7)ORD 09:45 09:20 (−25)
11-08EWR 08:00 08:06 (+6)ORD 09:45 09:55 (+10)
11-07EWR 08:00 07:53 (−7)ORD 09:45 09:51 (+6)
11-06EWR 08:00 07:56 (−4)ORD 09:45 10:20 (+35)
11-05EWR 08:00 07:52 (−8)ORD 09:45 09:08 (−37)
11-04EWR 08:00 07:54 (−6)ORD 09:45 09:46 (+1)
11-03EWR 08:00 07:52 (−8)ORD 09:45 09:47 (+2)
11-02EWR 08:00 07:57 (−3)ORD

Board clocks recorded as EWR and ORD published them.

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