UA2053United Airlines · EWR → ORD
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2053 New YorkEWR · 13:29 ChicagoORD · 15:13

UA2053 by United Airlines flies from New York (EWR) to Chicago (ORD) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Chicago · off blocks 13:31 · 2 min late
15:13

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~93 min from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
ORD350 mi · ~93 min leftEWR
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
444 mphSpeed386 kt
272°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 58 min

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+2 gate
11-08
+2 gate · −18 arrival
11-07
−7 gate · −28 arrival
11-06
+5 gate · +36 arrival
11-05
−4 gate · −25 arrival
11-04
−4 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

median arrival −21 min · 0 cancelled · 6 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
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+7 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 Chicago

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
Low6°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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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
UA530departs 06:00
UA2431departs 07:15
UA2488departs 08:00
UA2290departs 09:00
UA1525departs 10:00
UA1875departs 11:22

If UA2053 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 UA2053 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2053 across the EWR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 UA2053 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-09EWR 13:29 13:31 (+2)ORD 15:13
11-08EWR 13:29 13:31 (+2)ORD 15:13 14:55 (−18)
11-07EWR 13:29 13:22 (−7)ORD 15:14 14:46 (−28)
11-06EWR 13:30 13:35 (+5)ORD 15:14 15:50 (+36)
11-05EWR 13:29 13:25 (−4)ORD 15:13 14:48 (−25)
11-04EWR 13:29 13:25 (−4)ORD

Board clocks recorded as EWR and ORD published them.

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