UA4659United Airlines · ORD → DSM
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA4659 ChicagoORD · 22:00 Des MoinesDSM · 23:35

UA4659 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Des Moines (DSM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
22:00

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
−2 gate
10-24
−4 gate
10-23
−11 gate
10-22
−2 gate
10-21
−10 gate

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

0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
ORD→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and DSM 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

Forecast

Chicago to Des Moines with United Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.9%1.2× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
9.4%0.9× usual

Forecast weather: 48% chance of thunder and 94% chance of rain at Des Moines

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 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 departures
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
S

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Des Moines flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6041departs 08:50
UA466departs 09:00
UA5412departs 11:00
UA1658departs 12:50
UA4765departs 12:55
UA551departs 15:59

If UA4659 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Des Moines on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD 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 UA4659 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA4659 across the ORD and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 5 confirmed departures · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA4659 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
10-29ORD 22:00 21:58 (−2)DSM 23:35
10-24ORD 21:59 21:55 (−4)DSM 23:34
10-23ORD 22:00 21:49 (−11)DSM 23:35
10-22ORD 22:00 21:58 (−2)DSM 23:35
10-21ORD 22:00 21:50 (−10)DSM 23:35

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DSM published them.

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