UA1172 ChicagoORD · 05:30 HoustonIAH · 08:19
UA1172 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Houston (IAH) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.
departs ORD · on schedule
board checked 7m ago · checking again in 45s
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Houston flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1172 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Houston 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 UA1172 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1172 across the ORD and IAH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed -2 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1172 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 IAH published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA1172 Chicago to Houston on-time performance, measured from the ORD and IAH airport boards.
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