UA5971 ChicagoORD · 07:45 Cedar RapidsCID
UA5971 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Cedar Rapids (CID) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
en route from ORD to CID
board checked 30m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 07:32 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.3 min.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsTomorrow on this route
ForecastChicago to Cedar Rapids with United Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.8%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.5%0.6× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Cedar Rapids flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5971 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Cedar Rapids 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 UA5971 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5971 across the ORD and CID boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~10 min early. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5971 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as ORD and CID published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA5971 Chicago to Cedar Rapids on-time performance, measured from the ORD and CID airport boards.
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