UA6049 ChicagoORD · 12:40 MinneapolisMSP · 14:24
UA6049 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Minneapolis (MSP).
scheduled from ORD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and MSP are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route
ForecastChicago to Minneapolis with United Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.4%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.8%0.6× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 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 Minneapolis flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA6049 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Minneapolis 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 UA6049 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA6049 across the ORD and MSP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed -6 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA6049 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 MSP published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA6049 Chicago to Minneapolis on-time performance, measured from the ORD and MSP airport boards.
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