UA198United Airlines · LAX → PVG
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UA198 Los AngelesLAX · 12:45 ShanghaiPVG · 18:55

UA198 by United Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowEn route to Shanghai · off blocks 13:41 · 56 min late
19:25

estimated arrival at PVG · local time · ~9h 01m from now

En routeUA198 · position estimated
LAXLos AngelesPVGShanghai
Estimated from the boardsarr 19:25

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:41 · typical taxi-out at LAX ≈ 4.8 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ UA198 typically leaves +25 and lands +4. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+25 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+4 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+56 gate · +30 arrival
11-07
+14 gate · −35 arrival
11-06
+19 gate · −15 arrival
11-05
+29 gate · +22 arrival
11-04
+12 gate · −13 arrival
11-03
+21 gate · −15 arrival
11-02
+61 gate · +19 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 +4 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
PVGShanghaiOn-time likelyPVG delay board →
LAX→PVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LAX (Los Angeles), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 Los Angeles

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 30°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 19°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 Shanghai

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 16°C
Low8°Clikely 7°C to 10°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How UA198 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA198 across the LAX and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 5/9 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 UA198 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
11-08LAX 12:45 13:41 (+56)PVG 18:55 19:25 (+30)
11-07LAX 12:45 12:59 (+14)PVG 18:55 18:20 (−35)
11-06LAX 12:45 13:04 (+19)PVG 18:55 18:40 (−15)
11-05LAX 12:45 13:14 (+29)PVG 18:55 19:17 (+22)
11-04LAX 12:45 12:57 (+12)PVG 18:55 18:42 (−13)
11-03LAX 12:45 13:06 (+21)PVG 18:55 18:40 (−15)
11-02LAX 12:45 13:46 (+61)PVG 18:55 19:14 (+19)
11-01LAX 12:45 13:45 (+60)PVG 18:55 19:51 (+56)
10-31LAX 13:45 14:55 (+70)PVG 18:55 19:44 (+49)
10-30LAX 13:45 13:58 (+13)PVG 18:55 18:44 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N29984, N35953, N26952, N29991.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and PVG published them.

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