UA351United Airlines · DCA → ORD
updated 35m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA351 WashingtonDCA · 09:30 ChicagoORD · 10:50

UA351 by United Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
10:38

arrived at ORD · 12 min early

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+14 gate · −12 arrival
11-10
+0 gate · −12 arrival
11-09
+13 gate · −16 arrival
11-08
+12 gate · +18 arrival
11-06
+58 gate · +34 arrival
11-05
+8 gate · −11 arrival
11-04
+4 gate · −23 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DCA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA 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 Washington

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
  • 76% 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 5°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
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1793departs 06:25
UA441departs 07:40
UA5625departs 08:30
UA2774departs 10:22
UA5424departs 11:49
UA511departs 13:05

If UA351 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 UA351 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA351 across the DCA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 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 UA351 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
11-11DCA 09:30 09:44 (+14)ORD 10:50 10:38 (−12)
11-10DCA 09:30 (+0)ORD 10:50 10:38 (−12)
11-09DCA 09:30 09:43 (+13)ORD 10:50 10:34 (−16)
11-08DCA 09:30 09:42 (+12)ORD 10:50 11:08 (+18)
11-06DCA 09:30 10:28 (+58)ORD 10:50 11:24 (+34)
11-05DCA 09:30 09:38 (+8)ORD 10:50 10:39 (−11)
11-04DCA 09:30 09:34 (+4)ORD 10:50 10:27 (−23)
11-03DCA 09:30 09:41 (+11)ORD 10:50

Aircraft

Recent tails: N830UA, N828UA, N877UA, N479UA.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ORD published them.

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