UA5500United Airlines · ROA → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5500 RoanokeROA ChicagoORD · 08:00

UA5500 by United Airlines flies from Roanoke (ROA) to Chicago (ORD).

Right nowNext departure Saturday Operates Sat
UA5500

tracked route ROA → ORD

Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 10 operations
Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-24
−15 arrival
10-23
+5 arrival
10-22
−23 arrival
10-21
−22 arrival
10-20
−8 arrival
10-19
+5 arrival
10-18
−20 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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ROARoanokeOn-time likelyROA delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ROA→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 10°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.6%usually 0.7%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
10%usually 12%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 1,360 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

How UA5500 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5500 across the ROA and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 9/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5500 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-24ROA ORD 08:00 07:45 (−15)
10-23ROA ORD 08:00 08:05 (+5)
10-22ROA ORD 08:00 07:37 (−23)
10-21ROA ORD 08:00 07:38 (−22)
10-20ROA ORD 08:00 07:52 (−8)
10-19ROA ORD 08:00 08:05 (+5)
10-18ROA ORD 08:00 07:40 (−20)
10-17ROA ORD 08:00 07:42 (−18)
10-16ROA ORD 08:00 14:24 (+384)
10-15ROA ORD 08:00 07:54 (−6)

Board clocks recorded as ROA and ORD published them.

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