UA2797 SacramentoSMF · 14:25 ChicagoORD · 20:37
UA2797 by United Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
en route from SMF to ORD
board checked 43m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 14:32 · typical taxi-out at SMF ≈ 5.3 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +5 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SMF 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 on this route
ForecastSacramento to Chicago with United Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.0%0.8× usual
Forecast weather: 77% chance of rain at Chicago
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 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 Sacramento to Chicago flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA2797 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF 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 UA2797 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2797 across the SMF and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2797 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N37281, N17407, N27463.
Board clocks recorded as SMF and ORD published them.
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