UA291 ChicagoORD · 19:57 Grand RapidsGRR · 22:04
UA291 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Grand Rapids (GRR) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.
departs ORD · on schedule
board checked 10m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by GRR (Grand Rapids), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Chicago
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
- 35% chance of fog
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 Grand Rapids
ForecastMon 16 Nov, local date
- 42% chance of fog
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Grand Rapids flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA291 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Grand Rapids 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 UA291 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA291 across the ORD and GRR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +54 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA291 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: N484UA, N434UA.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and GRR published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA291 Chicago to Grand Rapids on-time performance, measured from the ORD and GRR airport boards.
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