UA8138United Airlines · ORD → SAN
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UA8138 ChicagoORD · 16:30 San DiegoSAN

UA8138 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San Diego (SAN).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:00

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push+28 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-18
+28 gate
08-15
+64 gate
08-11
+28 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SANSan DiegoOn-time likelySAN delay board →
ORD→SANevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
55%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.4%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and SAN 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to San Diego flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2428departs 07:01
UA660departs 08:46
UA1811departs 12:40
UA2683departs 13:00
UA2138departs 16:00
UA745departs 16:05

If UA8138 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Diego on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA8138 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA8138 across the ORD and SAN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +28 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA8138 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
08-18ORD 16:30 16:58 (+28)SAN
08-15ORD 16:00 17:04 (+64)SAN
08-11ORD 16:30 16:58 (+28)SAN

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SAN published them.

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