UA536 ChicagoORD · 10:55 San JoséSJO · 12:45
UA536 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San José (SJO) for the Fri, Aug 21 departure.
Same number through ORD → DEN → SJO
en route from ORD to SJO
board checked 51m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 10:53 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.1 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 6 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and SJO 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 José flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA536 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San José 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 UA536 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA536 across the ORD and SJO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA536 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N14540, N14567, N24516, N34562.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and SJO published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA536 Chicago to San José on-time performance, measured from the ORD and SJO airport boards.
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