UA1608United Airlines · EWR → ORD
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1608 New YorkEWR · 14:55 ChicagoORD · 16:28

UA1608 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Chicago (ORD).

Same number through EWR → BNA → ORD

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:34

scheduled from EWR

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
−6 gate
11-08
−7 gate
11-07
−9 gate
11-06
+38 gate
11-05
−1 gate
11-04
+17 gate
11-03
−9 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

0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

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
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+6 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

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 8°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 Nashville

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 21°C to 23°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 5°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
061422
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T
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T
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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
UA241departs 06:00
UA3572departs 09:59
UA299departs 10:10
UA3508departs 13:59
UA2454departs 16:12
UA1261departs 20:16

If UA1608 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 UA1608 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1608 across the EWR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1608 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-09EWR 14:55 14:49 (−6)ORD
11-08EWR 14:55 14:48 (−7)ORD
11-07EWR 15:21 15:12 (−9)ORD
11-06EWR 14:55 15:33 (+38)ORD
11-05EWR 14:55 14:54 (−1)ORD
11-04EWR 14:55 15:12 (+17)ORD
11-03EWR 14:55 14:46 (−9)ORD
11-02EWR 14:55 14:49 (−6)ORD
11-01EWR 14:55 14:59 (+4)ORD
10-31EWR 15:21 15:16 (−5)ORD
10-30EWR 14:55 14:51 (−4)ORD
10-29EWR 14:55 15:05 (+10)ORD
10-28EWR 14:55 14:41 (−14)ORD
10-27EWR 14:55 14:45 (−10)ORD
10-26EWR 14:55 14:49 (−6)ORD

Aircraft

Recent tails: N27274, N47457, N39418, N27277.

Board clocks recorded as EWR and ORD published them.

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