UA3550United Airlines · ORD → IND
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA3550 ChicagoORD · 08:40 IndianapolisIND · 10:56

UA3550 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Indianapolis (IND).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:40

scheduled from ORD

⚖ UA3550 typically leaves −1 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~14 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+60+121+181 min
10-24
−5 gate · −15 arrival
10-23
−5 gate · −15 arrival
10-22
−1 gate · −8 arrival
10-21
−4 gate · −15 arrival
10-20
+181 gate · +171 arrival
10-19
−6 gate · −22 arrival
10-18
+0 gate · −1 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
INDIndianapolisHigh riskIND delay board →
ORD→INDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Chicago to Indianapolis flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5582departs 05:59
UA3491departs 08:40
UA5384departs 08:40
UA5761departs 08:40
UA473departs 10:25
UA3308departs 12:00

If UA3550 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Indianapolis 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 UA3550 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA3550 across the ORD and IND boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 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 UA3550 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
10-24ORD 08:40 08:35 (−5)IND 10:56 10:41 (−15)
10-23ORD 08:40 08:35 (−5)IND 10:56 10:41 (−15)
10-22ORD 08:40 08:39 (−1)IND 10:56 10:48 (−8)
10-21ORD 08:40 08:36 (−4)IND 10:56 10:41 (−15)
10-20ORD 08:40 11:41 (+181)IND 10:56 13:47 (+171)
10-19ORD 08:40 08:34 (−6)IND 10:56 10:34 (−22)
10-18ORD 08:40 (+0)IND 10:56 10:55 (−1)
10-16ORD 08:40 08:39 (−1)IND 10:56 10:45 (−11)
10-15ORD 08:40IND 10:56 10:38 (−18)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and IND published them.

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