UA5266United Airlines · ORD → CVG
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5266 ChicagoORD · 10:43 Cincinnati / CovingtonCVG · 13:15

UA5266 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowLanded in Cincinnati / Covington · today
12:58

arrived at CVG · 17 min early

Typical gate push+19 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
−6 gate · −17 arrival
10-15
−6 gate · −26 arrival
10-14
+19 gate · +20 arrival
10-13
+24 gate · −3 arrival
10-12
−5 gate · −10 arrival
10-11
+82 gate · +61 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 −3 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
CVGCincinnati / CovingtonOn-time likelyCVG delay board →
ORD→CVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
51%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Chicago to Cincinnati / Covington flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1970departs 06:55
UA4531departs 08:40
UA5215departs 08:40
UA6103departs 10:45
UA346departs 10:53
UA5573departs 12:50

If UA5266 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Cincinnati / Covington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA5266 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5266 across the ORD and CVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 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 UA5266 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
10-16ORD 10:43 10:37 (−6)CVG 13:15 12:58 (−17)
10-15ORD 10:43 10:37 (−6)CVG 13:15 12:49 (−26)
10-14ORD 10:43 11:02 (+19)CVG 13:15 13:35 (+20)
10-13ORD 10:43 11:07 (+24)CVG 13:15 13:12 (−3)
10-12ORD 10:43 10:38 (−5)CVG 13:15 13:05 (−10)
10-11ORD 10:43 12:05 (+82)CVG 13:15 14:16 (+61)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N793SK, N794SK, N532GJ, N791SK.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and CVG published them.

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