UA1988 CancúnCUN · 07:23 New YorkEWR · 12:10
UA1988 by United Airlines flies from Cancún (CUN) to New York (EWR) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
arrived at EWR · 27 min early
Where the minutes go
last 4 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
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CUN and EWR 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastCancún to New York with United Airlines · Wed 28 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.6%0.5× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.9%1.0× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Cancún to New York flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1988 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Cancún to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CUN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA1988 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1988 across the CUN and EWR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 UA1988 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 CUN and EWR published them.
Planning around UA1988? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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