UA342United Airlines · ORD → PSP
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA342 ChicagoORD · 08:40 Palm SpringsPSP · 11:25

UA342 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Palm Springs (PSP) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Same number through ORD → SFO → PSP

Right nowEn route to Palm Springs · off blocks 08:45 · 5 min late
En route

en route from ORD to PSP

En routeUA342 · position estimated
ORDChicagoPSPPalm Springs
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:45 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.4 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
+5 gate
10-15
+5 gate
10-14
−3 gate
10-13
−3 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
PSPPalm SpringsOn-time likelyPSP delay board →
ORD→PSPevery 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 Palm Springs flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA246departs 06:07
UA1116departs 07:44
UA543departs 10:39
UA3870departs 12:00
UA3860departs 12:30
UA1097departs 12:40

If UA342 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Palm Springs 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 UA342 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA342 across the ORD and PSP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA342 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
10-16ORD 08:40 08:45 (+5)PSP
10-15ORD 08:40 08:45 (+5)PSP
10-14ORD 08:40 08:37 (−3)PSP
10-13ORD 08:40 08:37 (−3)PSP

Board clocks recorded as ORD and PSP published them.

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