UA3501United Airlines · DTW → ORD
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA3501 DetroitDTW · 06:15 ChicagoORD · 06:57

UA3501 by United Airlines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Chicago (ORD) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
06:57

arrival expected at ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−27 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~36 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
11-09
+4 gate
11-06
+8 gate · −33 arrival
11-05
+21 gate · −21 arrival
11-04
+11 gate · −6 arrival
11-02
+4 gate · −23 arrival
10-30
+9 gate · −34 arrival
10-29
+16 gate · −27 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 −27 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
ORDChicagoHigh riskORD delay board →
DTW→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DTW 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 Detroit

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
Low6°Clikely 3°C to 9°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 14°C to 19°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 9°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
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Detroit to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5814departs 06:15
UA2315departs 06:18
UA426departs 07:26
UA1683departs 07:34
UA6465departs 07:45
UA1503departs 09:02

If UA3501 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW 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 UA3501 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA3501 across the DTW and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~27 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 UA3501 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
11-09DTW 06:15 06:19 (+4)ORD 06:57
11-06DTW 06:15 06:23 (+8)ORD 06:57 06:24 (−33)
11-05DTW 06:15 06:36 (+21)ORD 06:57 06:36 (−21)
11-04DTW 06:15 06:26 (+11)ORD 06:57 06:51 (−6)
11-02DTW 06:15 06:19 (+4)ORD 06:57 06:34 (−23)
10-30DTW 06:15 06:24 (+9)ORD 06:57 06:23 (−34)
10-29DTW 06:15 06:31 (+16)ORD 06:57 06:30 (−27)
10-28DTW 06:15 06:16 (+1)ORD 06:57 06:29 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N760YX, N740YX, N721YX, N742YX.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and ORD published them.

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