UA426United Airlines · DTW → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA426 DetroitDTW · 10:25 ChicagoORD · 10:54

UA426 by United Airlines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Chicago (ORD) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
10:51

arrived at ORD · 3 min early

⚖ UA426 typically leaves +8 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
−3 arrival
10-15
+11 gate · −8 arrival
10-14
−3 gate · +27 arrival
10-13
+23 gate · −8 arrival
10-12
+6 gate · −29 arrival
10-11
+12 gate · −11 arrival
10-10
+3 gate · −7 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitModerate riskDTW delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DTW→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+19 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 Detroit to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3440departs 05:30
UA2027departs 07:30
UA1683departs 07:34
UA6465departs 07:45
UA1503departs 09:02
UA4648departs 10:20

If UA426 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA426 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA426 across the DTW and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 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 UA426 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
10-16DTW 10:25ORD 10:54 10:51 (−3)
10-15DTW 10:25 10:36 (+11)ORD 10:54 10:46 (−8)
10-14DTW 10:25 10:22 (−3)ORD 10:54 11:21 (+27)
10-13DTW 10:25 10:48 (+23)ORD 10:54 10:46 (−8)
10-12DTW 10:25 10:31 (+6)ORD 10:54 10:25 (−29)
10-11DTW 10:25 10:37 (+12)ORD 10:54 10:43 (−11)
10-10DTW 10:25 10:28 (+3)ORD 10:54 10:47 (−7)
10-09DTW 10:25 10:33 (+8)ORD 10:54 10:42 (−12)
10-08DTW 10:25 10:28 (+3)ORD 10:54 10:40 (−14)
10-07DTW 10:25 10:38 (+13)ORD

Aircraft

Recent tails: N845UA, N891UA, N889UA, N877UA.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and ORD published them.

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