UA421United Airlines · DEN → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA421 DenverDEN · 15:40 ChicagoORD · 21:08

UA421 by United Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Same number through DEN → IAD → ORD

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
20:47

arrived at ORD · 21 min early

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−4 gate
09-08
−2 gate
09-07
−1 gate
09-06
+4 gate
09-05
−2 gate
09-04
−2 gate
09-03
+56 gate

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

0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DEN→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DEN and ORD 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
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Denver to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1279departs 06:00
UA1101departs 08:00
UA2087departs 10:20
UA452departs 11:37
UA2853departs 12:22
UA1505departs 13:42

If UA421 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA421 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA421 across the DEN and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 UA421 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
09-09DEN 15:40 15:36 (−4)ORD
09-08DEN 15:40 15:38 (−2)ORD
09-07DEN 15:40 15:39 (−1)ORD
09-06DEN 15:40 15:44 (+4)ORD
09-05DEN 15:40 15:38 (−2)ORD
09-04DEN 15:40 15:38 (−2)ORD
09-03DEN 15:40 16:36 (+56)ORD
09-02DEN 15:40 15:37 (−3)ORD

Aircraft

Recent tails: N24516, N14569, N14521, N14506.

Board clocks recorded as DEN and ORD published them.

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