UA1778United Airlines · ORD → OMA
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1778 ChicagoORD · 08:50 OmahaOMA · 10:25

UA1778 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Omaha (OMA) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowDescending into Omaha · off blocks 08:50 · on schedule
10:23

estimated arrival at OMA · local time · ~12 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
OMA56 mi · ~12 min leftORD
20,800 ftAltitudedescending
457 mphSpeed397 kt
272°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 46 min

Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 7 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-18
+0 gate · −2 arrival
10-17
−6 gate · −22 arrival
10-16
−3 gate · +2 arrival
10-15
−7 gate · +5 arrival
10-14
+0 gate · +1 arrival
10-13
−8 gate · −18 arrival
10-12
−2 arrival

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

median arrival −2 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
OMAOmahaModerate riskOMA delay board →
ORD→OMAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and OMA 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

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

Other Chicago to Omaha flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5744departs 10:25
UA6389departs 11:06
UA247departs 12:43
UA2207departs 15:49
UA5354departs 15:49
UA5638departs 17:45

If UA1778 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Omaha 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 UA1778 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1778 across the ORD and OMA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1778 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
10-18ORD 08:50 (+0)OMA 10:25 10:23 (−2)
10-17ORD 08:50 08:44 (−6)OMA 10:25 10:03 (−22)
10-16ORD 08:50 08:47 (−3)OMA 10:25 10:27 (+2)
10-15ORD 08:50 08:43 (−7)OMA 10:25 10:30 (+5)
10-14ORD 08:50 (+0)OMA 10:25 10:26 (+1)
10-13ORD 08:50 08:42 (−8)OMA 10:25 10:07 (−18)
10-12ORD 08:50OMA 10:25 10:23 (−2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N825UA, N848UA, N896UA, N821UA.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and OMA published them.

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