UA5838United Airlines · ORD → MKE
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5838 ChicagoORD · 05:59 MilwaukeeMKE · 07:07

UA5838 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Milwaukee (MKE).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
14:30

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+83+167+250 min
10-24
−10 gate · −32 arrival
10-23
+233 gate · +220 arrival
10-22
−9 gate · −14 arrival
10-21
−7 gate · −38 arrival
10-20
+250 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MKEMilwaukeeOn-time likelyMKE delay board →
ORD→MKEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
66%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.7%Chance of cancellation
+62 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

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
  • 92% chance of rain

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 MKE

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
  • 87% chance of rain

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 Milwaukee flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6090departs 06:45
UA5822departs 07:30
UA5202departs 07:45
UA3757departs 08:00
UA6086departs 08:10
UA9918departs 08:10

If UA5838 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Milwaukee 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 UA5838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5838 across the ORD and MKE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5838 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
10-24ORD 05:59 05:49 (−10)MKE 07:07 06:35 (−32)
10-23ORD 05:59 09:52 (+233)MKE 07:07 10:47 (+220)
10-22ORD 05:59 05:50 (−9)MKE 07:07 06:53 (−14)
10-21ORD 05:59 05:52 (−7)MKE 07:07 06:29 (−38)
10-20ORD 05:59 10:09 (+250)MKE 07:07 07:02 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N162SY, N932EV, N959SW, N496CA.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MKE published them.

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