UA466United Airlines · ORD → DSM
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA466 ChicagoORD · 09:00 Des MoinesDSM · 10:26

UA466 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Des Moines (DSM) for the Thu, Aug 20 departure.

Right nowDescending into Des Moines · off blocks 08:52 · 8 min early
10:26

estimated arrival at DSM · local time · ~37 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
DSM43 mi · ~37 min leftORD
11,300 ftAltitudedescending
364 mphSpeed316 kt
263°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 38 min

Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+13 minmedian over 7 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-20
−8 gate
08-19
−9 gate · −13 arrival
08-18
−4 gate · −22 arrival
08-17
−2 gate · +13 arrival
08-16
−4 gate · −20 arrival
08-15
−3 gate · +21 arrival
08-14
+57 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 +13 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
ORD→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
51%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+18 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Chicago to Des Moines flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1803departs 08:42
UA3698departs 10:45
UA4618departs 10:45
UA2182departs 12:50
UA1781departs 12:59
UA8122departs 14:00

If UA466 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Des Moines 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 UA466 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA466 across the ORD and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 4/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA466 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
08-20ORD 09:00 08:52 (−8)DSM 10:26
08-19ORD 09:00 08:51 (−9)DSM 10:26 10:13 (−13)
08-18ORD 09:00 08:56 (−4)DSM 10:26 10:04 (−22)
08-17ORD 09:00 08:58 (−2)DSM 10:26 10:39 (+13)
08-16ORD 09:00 08:56 (−4)DSM 10:26 10:06 (−20)
08-15ORD 09:00 08:57 (−3)DSM 10:26 10:47 (+21)
08-14ORD 09:00 09:57 (+57)DSM 10:26 10:49 (+23)
08-13ORD 09:00 09:34 (+34)DSM 10:26 10:45 (+19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N831UA, N875UA, N801UA, N836UA.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DSM published them.

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