UA5489 Kansas CityMCI · 16:20 Los AngelesLAX · 18:10
UA5489 by United Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Tue, Oct 13 departure.
en route from MCI to LAX
board checked 16m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 16:13.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at MCI and LAX 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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.
How UA5489 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5489 across the MCI and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5489 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: N637SY, N627SY, N632SY.
Board clocks recorded as MCI and LAX published them.
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