UA739United Airlines · OMA → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA739 OmahaOMA · 15:15 ChicagoORD · 17:02

UA739 by United Airlines flies from Omaha (OMA) to Chicago (ORD) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
17:02

arrival expected at ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-11
+17 gate
11-10
+17 gate · −10 arrival
11-09
+8 gate · −18 arrival
11-08
+1 gate · +21 arrival
11-07
+10 gate

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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
OMAOmahaOn-time likelyOMA delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
OMA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at OMA and ORD 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 at Omaha

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
Low0°Clikely −1°C to 2°C

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 Chicago

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C

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
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Omaha to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5735departs 06:03
UA1448departs 07:45
UA600departs 11:19
UA5511departs 13:03
UA5657departs 13:07
UA5873departs 18:34

If UA739 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Omaha to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OMA 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 UA739 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA739 across the OMA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 2/3 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 UA739 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
11-11OMA 15:15 15:32 (+17)ORD 17:02
11-10OMA 15:15 15:32 (+17)ORD 17:02 16:52 (−10)
11-09OMA 15:15 15:23 (+8)ORD 17:02 16:44 (−18)
11-08OMA 15:41 15:42 (+1)ORD 17:05 17:26 (+21)
11-07OMA 15:15 15:25 (+10)ORD 17:02

Aircraft

Recent tails: N844UA, N487UA, N37413, N27271.

Board clocks recorded as OMA and ORD published them.

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