UA2497United Airlines · IAD → ORD
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2497 WashingtonIAD · 17:29 ChicagoORD · 18:54

UA2497 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to Chicago (ORD) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowEn route to Chicago · off blocks 17:48 · 19 min late
18:54

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · landing about now

En routeUA2497 · position estimated
IADWashingtonORDChicago
Estimated from the boardsarr 18:54

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:48 · typical taxi-out at IAD ≈ 7.8 min.

Typical gate push+19 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+19 gate
11-03
+19 gate · +2 arrival
11-02
+19 gate · −2 arrival
11-01
+25 gate · +3 arrival
10-31
+69 gate · +35 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 +3 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
IAD→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.6%Chance of cancellation
+16 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal 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 Washington

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 25°C
Low17°Clikely 12°C to 19°C
  • 94% chance of rain

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

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 12°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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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA8174departs 01:56
UA565departs 06:11
UA1775departs 08:23
UA1252departs 10:15
UA2331departs 13:15
UA1786departs 15:37

If UA2497 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAD 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 UA2497 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2497 across the IAD and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. 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 UA2497 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
11-04IAD 17:29 17:48 (+19)ORD 18:54
11-03IAD 17:29 17:48 (+19)ORD 18:54 18:56 (+2)
11-02IAD 17:29 17:48 (+19)ORD 18:51 18:49 (−2)
11-01IAD 17:29 17:54 (+25)ORD 18:51 18:54 (+3)
10-31IAD 17:29 18:38 (+69)ORD 18:55 19:30 (+35)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N17315, N17454, N47512, N497UA.

Board clocks recorded as IAD and ORD published them.

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