UA5516United Airlines · GRR → ORD
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UA5516 Grand RapidsGRR · 18:25 ChicagoORD · 18:48

UA5516 by United Airlines flies from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:25

scheduled from GRR

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+53+105+158 min
08-09
+158 gate · +131 arrival
08-08
+5 gate · −24 arrival
08-07
+12 gate · −16 arrival
08-06
+22 gate · +20 arrival
08-05
+18 gate · −5 arrival
08-04
+15 gate · −24 arrival
08-03
+6 gate · +5 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
GRRGrand RapidsOn-time likelyGRR delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
GRR→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
51%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at GRR and ORD 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Grand Rapids to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1830departs 01:22
UA3651departs 05:00
UA5615departs 05:15
UA3433departs 06:00
UA3491departs 06:00
UA4458departs 06:00

If UA5516 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Grand Rapids to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in GRR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA5516 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5516 across the GRR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5516 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
08-09GRR 18:25 21:03 (+158)ORD 18:48 20:59 (+131)
08-08GRR 18:25 18:30 (+5)ORD 18:48 18:24 (−24)
08-07GRR 18:25 18:37 (+12)ORD 18:48 18:32 (−16)
08-06GRR 16:42 17:04 (+22)ORD 16:59 17:19 (+20)
08-05GRR 16:42 17:00 (+18)ORD 16:59 16:54 (−5)
08-04GRR 18:25 18:40 (+15)ORD 18:48 18:24 (−24)
08-03GRR 18:25 18:31 (+6)ORD 18:48 18:53 (+5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N571GJ, N789SK, N723EV, N795SK.

Board clocks recorded as GRR and ORD published them.

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