UA609United Airlines · CLE → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA609 ClevelandCLE · 10:52 ChicagoORD · 11:29

UA609 by United Airlines flies from Cleveland (CLE) to Chicago (ORD) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
12:11

arrived at ORD · 42 min late

Typical gate push+27 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~46 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+42+85+127 min
09-07
+68 gate · +42 arrival
09-06
−19 gate · −22 arrival
09-05
+27 gate · +9 arrival
09-04
+127 gate · +107 arrival
09-03
+19 gate · −19 arrival
09-02
+13 gate · −28 arrival
09-01
+12 gate · −25 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLEClevelandOn-time likelyCLE delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
CLE→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLE and ORD 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.

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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T
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cleveland to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA728departs 05:30
UA490departs 07:00
UA775departs 08:23
UA1253departs 12:19
UA2443departs 14:15
UA3595departs 16:16

If UA609 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Cleveland to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA609 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA609 across the CLE and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA609 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
09-07CLE 10:52 12:00 (+68)ORD 11:29 12:11 (+42)
09-06CLE 10:52 10:33 (−19)ORD 11:29 11:07 (−22)
09-05CLE 10:52 11:19 (+27)ORD 11:29 11:38 (+9)
09-04CLE 10:52 12:59 (+127)ORD 11:29 13:16 (+107)
09-03CLE 10:52 11:11 (+19)ORD 11:29 11:10 (−19)
09-02CLE 10:52 11:05 (+13)ORD 11:29 11:01 (−28)
09-01CLE 10:52 11:04 (+12)ORD 11:29 11:04 (−25)
08-31CLE 10:52 11:45 (+53)ORD 11:29

Aircraft

Recent tails: N24202, N27239, N37351, N36207.

Board clocks recorded as CLE and ORD published them.

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