UA246United Airlines · ORD → SFO
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA246 ChicagoORD · 06:07 San FranciscoSFO · 08:45

UA246 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowEn route to San Francisco · off blocks 06:03 · 4 min early
En route

en route from ORD to SFO

En routeUA246 · position estimated
ORDChicagoSFOSan Francisco
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:03 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.4 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
−4 gate · −15 arrival
10-15
−4 gate · −15 arrival
10-14
+2 gate · −3 arrival
10-13
−1 gate · +4 arrival
10-12
+1 gate · −8 arrival
10-11
+13 gate
10-10
−2 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
ORD→SFOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
57%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+20 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Chicago to San Francisco flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1116departs 07:44
UA342departs 08:40
UA543departs 10:39
UA3870departs 12:00
UA3860departs 12:30
UA1097departs 12:40

If UA246 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Francisco 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 UA246 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA246 across the ORD and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA246 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
10-16ORD 06:07 06:03 (−4)SFO 08:45 08:30 (−15)
10-15ORD 06:07 06:03 (−4)SFO 08:45 08:30 (−15)
10-14ORD 06:07 06:09 (+2)SFO 08:45 08:42 (−3)
10-13ORD 06:07 06:06 (−1)SFO 08:45 08:49 (+4)
10-12ORD 06:07 06:08 (+1)SFO 08:45 08:37 (−8)
10-11ORD 06:07 06:20 (+13)SFO 08:45
10-10ORD 05:59 05:57 (−2)SFO

Aircraft

Recent tails: N57870.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SFO published them.

Planning around UA246? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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