UA5553United Airlines · ORD → IND
updated 45m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5553 ChicagoORD · 07:29 IndianapolisIND · 09:48

UA5553 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Indianapolis (IND) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowLanded in Indianapolis · today
09:39

arrived at IND · 9 min early

⚖ UA5553 typically leaves −8 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~6 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
11-01
−5 gate · −9 arrival
10-31
−9 gate · −14 arrival
10-30
−10 gate · −22 arrival
10-29
−9 gate · −13 arrival
10-28
−5 gate · −9 arrival
10-27
−8 gate · −20 arrival
10-26
−8 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 →
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
ORD→INDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and IND are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route

Forecast

Chicago to Indianapolis with United Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.0%0.9× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
11%1.1× usual

Forecast weather: 82% chance of rain at Indianapolis

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 9 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Chicago to Indianapolis flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5582departs 05:59
UA3491departs 08:40
UA3550departs 08:40
UA5384departs 08:40
UA5761departs 08:40
UA473departs 10:25

If UA5553 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Indianapolis 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 UA5553 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5553 across the ORD and IND boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5553 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
11-01ORD 07:29 07:24 (−5)IND 09:48 09:39 (−9)
10-31ORD 07:25 07:16 (−9)IND 09:44 09:30 (−14)
10-30ORD 07:29 07:19 (−10)IND 09:48 09:26 (−22)
10-29ORD 07:29 07:20 (−9)IND 09:48 09:35 (−13)
10-28ORD 07:30 07:25 (−5)IND 09:49 09:40 (−9)
10-27ORD 07:29 07:21 (−8)IND 09:48 09:28 (−20)
10-26ORD 07:29 07:21 (−8)IND 09:48 09:34 (−14)
10-25ORD 07:29 07:23 (−6)IND 09:48 09:27 (−21)

Board clocks recorded as ORD and IND published them.

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