UA981United Airlines · DUB → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA981 DublinDUB · 10:40 ChicagoORD · 13:20

UA981 by United Airlines flies from Dublin (DUB) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 02:08
10:40

departs DUB · on schedule

Typical gate push−9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~9 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-13
+6 arrival
11-12
+66 gate · +6 arrival
11-11
−9 gate · −43 arrival
11-10
−14 gate · −53 arrival
11-09
−11 gate · −61 arrival
11-08
−10 gate · +6 arrival
11-07
−7 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DUBDublinOn-time likelyDUB delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DUB→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+14 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DUB 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 Dublin

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 13°C
Low4°Clikely 0°C to 8°C
  • 76% chance of rain

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

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 5°C to 7°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 3°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How UA981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA981 across the DUB and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA981 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
11-13DUB 10:40ORD 13:20 13:26 (+6)
11-12DUB 10:40 11:46 (+66)ORD 13:20 13:26 (+6)
11-11DUB 10:40 10:31 (−9)ORD 13:20 12:37 (−43)
11-10DUB 10:40 10:26 (−14)ORD 13:20 12:27 (−53)
11-09DUB 10:40 10:29 (−11)ORD 13:20 12:19 (−61)
11-08DUB 10:40 10:30 (−10)ORD 13:20 13:26 (+6)
11-07DUB 10:40 10:33 (−7)ORD 13:20

Board clocks recorded as DUB and ORD published them.

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