UA561United Airlines · ORD → SFO
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA561 ChicagoORD · 12:40 San FranciscoSFO · 14:18

UA561 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Wed, Oct 14 departure.

Same number through ORD → MCI → SFO

Right nowScheduled · gate E17 · as of 01:07
12:40

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+62 minmedian posted departure

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
ORD→SFOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by SFO (San Francisco), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to San Francisco flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6005departs 06:55
UA3575departs 07:15
UA5717departs 07:15
UA1764departs 08:45
UA5997departs 10:30
UA545departs 14:10

If UA561 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Francisco 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 SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +62 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
10-13ORD 12:40 13:42 (+62)SFO

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SFO published them.

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