UA1688 ChicagoORD · 08:40 AustinAUS · 11:37
UA1688 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Austin (AUS) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.
departs ORD · on schedule
board checked 6m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
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 Austin flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1688 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Austin 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 UA1688 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1688 across the ORD and AUS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left right on schedule but landed about 26 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1688 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N75432, N67845, N61898.
Board clocks recorded as ORD and AUS published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA1688 Chicago to Austin on-time performance, measured from the ORD and AUS airport boards.
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