UA511United Airlines · DCA → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA511 WashingtonDCA · 13:05 ChicagoORD · 14:26

UA511 by United Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 12:06
13:05

departs DCA · on schedule

Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+1 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~13 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
11-04
+81 gate · +35 arrival
11-03
+4 gate · +0 arrival
11-02
+31 gate · +1 arrival
11-01
+14 gate · −10 arrival
10-30
+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

median arrival +1 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DCA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ORD (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Washington

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 23°C
Low16°Clikely 12°C to 19°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

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 7°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
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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 Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1793departs 06:25
UA441departs 07:40
UA2299departs 08:30
UA5625departs 08:30
UA351departs 09:30
UA2774departs 10:22

If UA511 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 UA511 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA511 across the DCA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA511 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
11-04DCA 13:06 14:27 (+81)ORD 14:27 15:02 (+35)
11-03DCA 13:05 13:09 (+4)ORD 14:26 (+0)
11-02DCA 13:06 13:37 (+31)ORD 14:27 14:28 (+1)
11-01DCA 13:05 13:19 (+14)ORD 14:26 14:16 (−10)
10-30DCA 13:05 13:15 (+10)ORD 14:26

Aircraft

Recent tails: N73276, N464UA, N77518, N828UA.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ORD published them.

Planning around UA511? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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