UA5290United Airlines · ORD → BOI
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5290 ChicagoORD · 19:55 BoiseBOI · 22:58

UA5290 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Boise (BOI) for the Wed, Oct 14 departure.

Right nowEn route to Boise · off blocks 19:49 · 6 min early
23:47

estimated arrival at BOI · local time · landing about now

En routeUA5290 · position estimated
ORDChicagoBOIBoise
Estimated from the boardsarr 23:47

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 19:49 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.4 min.

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+49 minmedian over 5 operations

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+60+119+179 min
10-15
−6 gate · +49 arrival
10-14
−6 gate · +53 arrival
10-13
−2 gate · +179 arrival
10-12
−5 gate · −43 arrival
10-11
−5 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 +49 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
BOIBoiseOn-time likelyBOI delay board →
ORD→BOIevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
51%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+20 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Boise flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2139departs 08:40

If UA5290 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from Chicago to Boise 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 UA5290 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5290 across the ORD and BOI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min late. Based on 2 confirmed landings · 1/2 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5290 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
10-15ORD 19:55 19:49 (−6)BOI 22:58 23:47 (+49)
10-14ORD 19:55 19:49 (−6)BOI 22:58 23:51 (+53)
10-13ORD 19:55 19:53 (−2)BOI 22:58 01:57 (+179)
10-12ORD 19:55 19:50 (−5)BOI 22:58 22:15 (−43)
10-11ORD 19:55 19:50 (−5)BOI 22:58 22:35 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N135SY, N621UX, N157SY, N604UX.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and BOI published them.

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