UA1206United Airlines · EWR → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1206 New YorkEWR · 21:45 ChicagoORD · 23:21

UA1206 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:45

scheduled from EWR

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-24
−4 gate · −21 arrival
10-23
−4 gate · −29 arrival
10-22
−7 gate · −22 arrival
10-21
−2 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
EWRNew YorkOn-time likelyEWR delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
EWR→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at EWR 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 New York

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 16°C
  • 97% 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.

When it flies

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

Other New York to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA530departs 06:00
UA2431departs 07:15
UA2754departs 07:17
UA2488departs 08:00
UA2290departs 09:10
UA1525departs 10:22

If UA1206 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in EWR 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 UA1206 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1206 across the EWR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 UA1206 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
10-24EWR 21:45 21:41 (−4)ORD 23:21 23:00 (−21)
10-23EWR 21:45 21:41 (−4)ORD 23:21 22:52 (−29)
10-22EWR 21:45 21:38 (−7)ORD 23:21 22:59 (−22)
10-21EWR 21:45 21:43 (−2)ORD

Board clocks recorded as EWR and ORD published them.

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