UA5648United Airlines · MKE → ORD
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UA5648 MilwaukeeMKE · 15:52 ChicagoORD · 17:05

UA5648 by United Airlines flies from Milwaukee (MKE) to Chicago (ORD) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowEn route to Chicago · off blocks 17:07 · 75 min late
17:05

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~14h 49m from now

En routeUA5648 · position estimated
MKEMilwaukeeORDChicago
Estimated from the boardsarr 17:05

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:07.

Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~27 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
+75 gate
10-15
+75 gate · +48 arrival
10-14
+2 gate · −9 arrival
10-13
+16 gate · −9 arrival
10-12
+24 gate · −3 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 −3 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MKEMilwaukeeOn-time likelyMKE delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MKE→ORDevery 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
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+19 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Milwaukee to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5799departs 05:00
UA5896departs 06:15
UA4803departs 07:18
UA5402departs 08:30
UA5373departs 10:30
UA5559departs 10:42

If UA5648 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MKE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA5648 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5648 across the MKE and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 UA5648 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
10-16MKE 15:52 17:07 (+75)ORD 17:05
10-15MKE 15:52 17:07 (+75)ORD 17:05 17:53 (+48)
10-14MKE 15:52 15:54 (+2)ORD 17:05 16:56 (−9)
10-13MKE 15:52 16:08 (+16)ORD 17:05 16:56 (−9)
10-12MKE 15:52 16:16 (+24)ORD 17:05 17:02 (−3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N913EV, N574GJ, N218PS, N955SW.

Board clocks recorded as MKE and ORD published them.

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