UA3551United Airlines · ORD → SDF
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA3551 ChicagoORD · 21:20 LouisvilleSDF · 23:56

UA3551 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Louisville (SDF) for the Sun, Sep 13 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate C4 · as of 17:59
21:20

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-13
−12 arrival
09-12
+2 gate · −12 arrival
09-11
−2 gate · −28 arrival
09-10
−2 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SDFLouisvilleOn-time likelySDF delay board →
ORD→SDFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at ORD and SDF 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Louisville flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3550departs 06:55
UA3520departs 06:56
UA3402departs 10:29
UA4450departs 10:35
UA4574departs 10:35
UA5473departs 10:35

If UA3551 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Louisville 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 UA3551 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA3551 across the ORD and SDF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -9 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA3551 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
09-13ORD 21:20SDF 23:56 23:44 (−12)
09-12ORD 21:20 21:22 (+2)SDF 23:56 23:44 (−12)
09-11ORD 18:17 18:15 (−2)SDF 20:55 20:27 (−28)
09-10ORD 21:20 21:18 (−2)SDF

Aircraft

Recent tails: N784YX, N756YX.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SDF published them.

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