UA5553United Airlines · ORD → IND
updated 22m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5553 ChicagoORD · 07:29 IndianapolisIND · 09:48

UA5553 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Indianapolis (IND) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowLanded in Indianapolis · today
09:44

arrived at IND · 4 min early

Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~4 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
−7 gate · −4 arrival
11-04
−10 gate · −14 arrival
11-03
−5 gate · −11 arrival
11-02
−10 gate · −7 arrival
11-01
−5 gate · −9 arrival
10-31
−9 gate · −14 arrival
10-30
−10 gate · −22 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
ORD→INDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
58%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.2%Chance of cancellation
+50 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records 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 at Chicago

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Indianapolis

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 11°C to 13°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 9°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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 Indianapolis flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3550departs 08:40
UA1793departs 10:33
UA3308departs 12:00
UA3702departs 12:45
UA1420departs 14:12
UA1553departs 14:15

If UA5553 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Indianapolis on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How UA5553 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5553 across the ORD and IND boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5553 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05ORD 07:29 07:22 (−7)IND 09:48 09:44 (−4)
11-04ORD 07:30 07:20 (−10)IND 09:49 09:35 (−14)
11-03ORD 07:29 07:24 (−5)IND 09:48 09:37 (−11)
11-02ORD 07:29 07:19 (−10)IND 09:48 09:41 (−7)
11-01ORD 07:29 07:24 (−5)IND 09:48 09:39 (−9)
10-31ORD 07:25 07:16 (−9)IND 09:44 09:30 (−14)
10-30ORD 07:29 07:19 (−10)IND 09:48 09:26 (−22)
10-29ORD 07:29 07:20 (−9)IND 09:48 09:35 (−13)
10-28ORD 07:30 07:25 (−5)IND 09:49 09:40 (−9)
10-27ORD 07:29 07:21 (−8)IND 09:48 09:28 (−20)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and IND published them.

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