UA8256 ChicagoORD · 22:40 CalgaryYYC
UA8256 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Calgary (YYC).
scheduled from ORD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ORD and YYC 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Calgary flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA8256 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Calgary 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 UA8256 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA8256 across the ORD and YYC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +157 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA8256 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 YYC published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA8256 Chicago to Calgary on-time performance, measured from the ORD and YYC airport boards.
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