UA561United Airlines · ORD → MCI
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UA561 ChicagoORD · 12:29 Kansas CityMCI · 14:18

UA561 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Kansas City (MCI) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.

Right nowLanded in Kansas City · position data
14:57

arrived at MCI · 1401 min early

Typical gate push+27 minmedian posted departure

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and MCI 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.

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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 Kansas City flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6005departs 06:55
UA3655departs 07:17
UA5345departs 07:17
UA1484departs 08:40
UA5218departs 10:25
UA3690departs 10:30

If UA561 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Kansas City 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 UA561 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA561 across the ORD and MCI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +27 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA561 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
08-18ORD 12:29 12:56 (+27)MCI 14:18
08-17ORD 12:40 12:42 (+2)MCI 14:18

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MCI published them.

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