UA2798 ChicagoORD · 10:50 WashingtonIAD · 13:55
UA2798 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Washington (IAD) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.
en route from ORD to IAD
board checked 62m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 10:45 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.1 min.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +36 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and IAD 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Washington flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA2798 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington 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 UA2798 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2798 across the ORD and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~39 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 4/8 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2798 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N66803, N68807, N81110, N63899.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and IAD published them.
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