UA589United Airlines · IAH → SNA
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA589 HoustonIAH · 14:48 Santa AnaSNA · 16:57

UA589 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Santa Ana (SNA) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Same number through IAH → SFO → SNA

Right nowIn the air to Santa Ana · off blocks 15:04 · 16 min late
16:54

estimated arrival at SNA · local time · ~41 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
SNA126 mi · ~41 min leftIAH
34,000 ftAltitudecruising
518 mphSpeed450 kt
303°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 52m

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure

The route today

live boards
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
SNASanta AnaOn-time likelySNA delay board →
IAH→SNAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
53%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at IAH and SNA 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Houston to Santa Ana flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3900departs 07:00
UA1768departs 07:20
UA2744departs 08:30
UA2313departs 09:45
UA3903departs 10:00
UA2358departs 10:10

If UA589 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Santa Ana on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA589 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA589 across the IAH and SNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +16 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA589 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
09-10IAH 14:48 15:04 (+16)SNA
09-09IAH 14:48 15:04 (+16)SNA

Board clocks recorded as IAH and SNA published them.

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