UA5412United Airlines · ORD → DSM
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5412 ChicagoORD · 11:00 Des MoinesDSM · 12:34

UA5412 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Des Moines (DSM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
10:50

scheduled from ORD

Typical gate push+9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~27 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+42+83+125 min
11-04
−7 gate · −23 arrival
10-31
+21 gate
10-24
+59 gate · +43 arrival
10-23
+125 gate · +125 arrival
10-22
−4 gate · −18 arrival
10-21
−7 gate · −23 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+17 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 Chicago

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 11°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 Des Moines

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 13°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 10°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
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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
UA538departs 10:50
UA4765departs 12:55
UA551departs 15:59
UA1121departs 16:00
UA3568departs 16:00

If UA5412 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 UA5412 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5412 across the ORD and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. 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 UA5412 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
11-04ORD 11:00 10:53 (−7)DSM 12:34 12:11 (−23)
10-31ORD 10:50 11:11 (+21)DSM 12:20
10-24ORD 11:10 12:09 (+59)DSM 12:42 13:25 (+43)
10-23ORD 11:00 13:05 (+125)DSM 12:32 14:37 (+125)
10-22ORD 11:00 10:56 (−4)DSM 12:34 12:16 (−18)
10-21ORD 11:00 10:53 (−7)DSM 12:34 12:11 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N530GJ, N792SK, N114SY, N209SY.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DSM published them.

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