UA482United Airlines · ORD → DCA
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA482 ChicagoORD · 05:59 WashingtonDCA · 08:54

UA482 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:59

scheduled from ORD

⚖ UA482 typically leaves −6 and lands −16. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~10 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
10-30
−4 gate · −16 arrival
10-23
−4 gate · −16 arrival
10-22
−7 gate · −17 arrival
10-21
−2 gate · −5 arrival
10-20
−5 gate · −6 arrival
10-19
−9 gate · −22 arrival
10-18
−10 gate · −15 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 −16 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ORD→DCAevery 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
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and DCA 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 on this route

Forecast

Chicago to Washington with United Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.7%0.8× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
10%0.8× usual

Forecast weather: 92% chance of rain at Chicago

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 12 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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 Washington flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1705departs 05:59
UA1077departs 07:00
UA4714departs 08:00
UA202departs 09:00
UA344departs 09:00
UA1904departs 10:00

If UA482 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD 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 UA482 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA482 across the ORD and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA482 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
10-30ORD 05:59 05:55 (−4)DCA 08:54 08:38 (−16)
10-23ORD 05:59 05:55 (−4)DCA 08:54 08:38 (−16)
10-22ORD 05:59 05:52 (−7)DCA 08:54 08:37 (−17)
10-21ORD 05:59 05:57 (−2)DCA 08:54 08:49 (−5)
10-20ORD 05:59 05:54 (−5)DCA 08:54 08:48 (−6)
10-19ORD 05:59 05:50 (−9)DCA 08:54 08:32 (−22)
10-18ORD 05:59 05:49 (−10)DCA 08:54 08:39 (−15)
10-16ORD 05:59 05:49 (−10)DCA 08:54 08:38 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N37253, N17229, N13248, N76522.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DCA published them.

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