UA281United Airlines · EWR → FAO
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA281 New YorkEWR · 20:55 FaroFAO · 09:55

UA281 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Faro (FAO) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate C92 · as of 15:26
20:55

departs EWR · on schedule

⚖ UA281 typically leaves +0 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+40+81+121 min
09-07
−23 arrival
09-06
−1 gate · −37 arrival
09-04
+0 gate · −13 arrival
09-02
+93 gate · +67 arrival
08-31
+121 gate · +90 arrival
08-30
−3 gate · −23 arrival
08-28
−9 gate · −51 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
EWRNew YorkOn-time likelyEWR delay board →
FAOFaroOn-time likelyFAO delay board →
EWR→FAOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

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

How UA281 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA281 across the EWR and FAO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 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 UA281 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
09-07EWR 20:55FAO 09:55 09:32 (−23)
09-06EWR 21:40 21:39 (−1)FAO 09:55 09:18 (−37)
09-04EWR 21:35 (+0)FAO 09:50 09:37 (−13)
09-02EWR 21:35 23:08 (+93)FAO 09:50 10:57 (+67)
08-31EWR 20:55 22:56 (+121)FAO 09:10 10:40 (+90)
08-30EWR 21:40 21:37 (−3)FAO 09:55 09:32 (−23)
08-28EWR 21:35 21:26 (−9)FAO 09:50 08:59 (−51)
08-26EWR 21:35 21:40 (+5)FAO 09:50 09:26 (−24)
08-24EWR 20:55 20:50 (−5)FAO 09:55 09:41 (−14)

Board clocks recorded as EWR and FAO published them.

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