UA5538United Airlines · ORD → ABE
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5538 ChicagoORD · 13:55 Allentown/BethlehemABE

UA5538 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Allentown/Bethlehem (ABE) for the Fri, Oct 23 departure.

Right nowEn route to Allentown/Bethlehem · off blocks 13:52 · 3 min early
En route

en route from ORD to ABE

En routeUA5538 · position estimated
ORDChicagoABEAllentown/Bethlehem
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:52 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 7.7 min.

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-23
−3 gate
10-22
+9 gate
10-21
−10 gate
10-20
+55 gate
10-19
−2 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

0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ABEAllentown/BethlehemOn-time likelyABE delay board →
ORD→ABEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

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 Chicago to Allentown/Bethlehem flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA4567departs 06:25
UA5556departs 06:25
UA5522departs 17:45

If UA5538 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Allentown/Bethlehem 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 UA5538 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5538 across the ORD and ABE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 5 confirmed departures · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5538 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
10-23ORD 13:55 13:52 (−3)ABE
10-22ORD 13:55 14:04 (+9)ABE
10-21ORD 13:55 13:45 (−10)ABE
10-20ORD 13:55 14:50 (+55)ABE
10-19ORD 13:55 13:53 (−2)ABE

Board clocks recorded as ORD and ABE published them.

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Pro Flight Search — UA5538 Chicago to Allentown/Bethlehem on-time performance, measured from the ORD and ABE airport boards.

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