UA501United Airlines · DEN → MCO
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UA501 DenverDEN · 14:05 OrlandoMCO · 19:49

UA501 by United Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Orlando (MCO) for the Sun, Oct 18 departure.

Right nowOn time · gate B28
14:05

departs DEN · on schedule

Typical gate push+1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~25 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-17
−4 gate · −27 arrival
10-16
−3 gate · −36 arrival
10-15
+15 gate · +3 arrival
10-14
+5 gate · −12 arrival
10-13
+1 gate · −24 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
MCOOrlandoOn-time likelyMCO delay board →
DEN→MCOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DEN and MCO are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Denver to Orlando flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1437departs 06:00
UA2292departs 08:15
UA2354departs 10:07
UA259departs 17:45
UA799departs 23:59

If UA501 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Orlando on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA501 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA501 across the DEN and MCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~24 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 UA501 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
10-17DEN 14:05 14:01 (−4)MCO 19:49 19:22 (−27)
10-16DEN 14:05 14:02 (−3)MCO 19:49 19:13 (−36)
10-15DEN 14:05 14:20 (+15)MCO 19:49 19:52 (+3)
10-14DEN 14:05 14:10 (+5)MCO 19:49 19:37 (−12)
10-13DEN 14:05 14:06 (+1)MCO 19:49 19:25 (−24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N57863, N77871, N77865, N56859.

Board clocks recorded as DEN and MCO published them.

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