UA5480 ChicagoORD · 09:04 ClevelandCLE · 11:45
UA5480 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Cleveland (CLE).
scheduled from ORD
⚖ UA5480 typically leaves −6 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 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 operationmedian arrival −18 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and CLE 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastChicago to Cleveland with United Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.5%1.0× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.5%0.7× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 9 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Cleveland flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5480 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Cleveland 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 UA5480 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5480 across the ORD and CLE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 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 UA5480 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: N156SY, N114SY, N635SY, N85374.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and CLE published them.
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