UA481United Airlines · ORD → SJC
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA481 ChicagoORD · 19:55 San JoseSJC · 22:42

UA481 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to San Jose (SJC).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
07:25

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
−5 gate · −10 arrival
10-24
+40 gate · −29 arrival
10-23
−5 gate · −10 arrival

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
ORDChicagoHigh riskORD delay board →
SJCSan JoseOn-time likelySJC delay board →
ORD→SJCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and SJC 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 ORD

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 4°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 SJC

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low11°Clikely 10°C to 12°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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to San Jose flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1540departs 09:02
UA1325departs 20:08
UA2005departs 20:09

If UA481 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Jose 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 UA481 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA481 across the ORD and SJC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -6 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA481 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
11-06ORD 19:55 19:50 (−5)SJC 22:42 22:32 (−10)
10-24ORD 20:00 20:40 (+40)SJC 22:47 22:18 (−29)
10-23ORD 19:55 19:50 (−5)SJC 22:42 22:32 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N73283, N87512.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and SJC published them.

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