UA1299 HoustonIAH · 13:45 ChicagoORD · 16:41
UA1299 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Chicago (ORD) for the Sat, Oct 17 departure.
arrived at ORD · 17 min early
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at IAH and ORD 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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 Houston to Chicago flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1299 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA1299 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1299 across the IAH and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left right on schedule but landed about 17 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1299 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 IAH and ORD published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA1299 Houston to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the IAH and ORD airport boards.
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