UA511 ChicagoORD · 16:25 San FranciscoSFO · 19:17
UA511 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.
arrived at SFO · 13 min early
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and SFO 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to San Francisco flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA511 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Francisco 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 UA511 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA511 across the ORD and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +68 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA511 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as ORD and SFO published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA511 Chicago to San Francisco on-time performance, measured from the ORD and SFO airport boards.
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