UA5480United Airlines · ORD → CLE
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5480 ChicagoORD · 09:04 ClevelandCLE · 11:45

UA5480 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Cleveland (CLE) for the Fri, Oct 23 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate F9 · as of 06:53
09:04

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-23
+68 arrival
10-22
−7 gate · −29 arrival
10-21
−6 gate · −18 arrival
10-20
−6 gate · −1 arrival
10-19
−2 gate · −19 arrival
10-18
−6 gate · −33 arrival
10-17
−6 gate · −14 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
CLEClevelandHigh riskCLE delay board →
ORD→CLEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+18 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
W
T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Cleveland flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1488departs 07:15
UA3484departs 08:45
UA2389departs 10:35
UA3755departs 11:30
UA3758departs 12:30
UA1878departs 12:55

If UA5480 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Cleveland 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 UA5480 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5480 across the ORD and CLE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5480 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
10-23ORD 09:04CLE 11:45 12:53 (+68)
10-22ORD 09:04 08:57 (−7)CLE 11:45 11:16 (−29)
10-21ORD 09:04 08:58 (−6)CLE 11:45 11:27 (−18)
10-20ORD 09:04 08:58 (−6)CLE 11:45 11:44 (−1)
10-19ORD 09:04 09:02 (−2)CLE 11:45 11:26 (−19)
10-18ORD 09:04 08:58 (−6)CLE 11:45 11:12 (−33)
10-17ORD 09:04 08:58 (−6)CLE 11:45 11:31 (−14)
10-16ORD 09:04CLE 11:45 12:53 (+68)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N635SY, N85374, N85370, N84378.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and CLE published them.

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