UA5838United Airlines · ORD → MKE
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5838 ChicagoORD · 05:59 MilwaukeeMKE · 07:07

UA5838 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Milwaukee (MKE).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:59

scheduled from ORD

⚖ UA5838 typically leaves −5 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+83+167+250 min
10-25
−3 gate · −37 arrival
10-24
−10 gate · −32 arrival
10-23
+233 gate · +220 arrival
10-22
−9 gate · −14 arrival
10-21
−7 gate · −38 arrival
10-20
+250 gate · −5 arrival
10-19
−7 gate · −30 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
MKEMilwaukeeOn-time likelyMKE delay board →
ORD→MKEevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ORD and MKE are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Chicago to Milwaukee flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA6086departs 06:25
UA5202departs 07:45
UA5391departs 08:50
UA5821departs 08:57
UA3752departs 09:00
UA420departs 09:15

If UA5838 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Milwaukee 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 UA5838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5838 across the ORD and MKE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 8/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5838 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
10-25ORD 05:59 05:56 (−3)MKE 07:07 06:30 (−37)
10-24ORD 05:59 05:49 (−10)MKE 07:07 06:35 (−32)
10-23ORD 05:59 09:52 (+233)MKE 07:07 10:47 (+220)
10-22ORD 05:59 05:50 (−9)MKE 07:07 06:53 (−14)
10-21ORD 05:59 05:52 (−7)MKE 07:07 06:29 (−38)
10-20ORD 05:59 10:09 (+250)MKE 07:07 07:02 (−5)
10-19ORD 05:59 05:52 (−7)MKE 07:07 06:37 (−30)
10-18ORD 05:59 05:56 (−3)MKE 07:07 06:30 (−37)
10-17ORD 05:59 05:54 (−5)MKE 07:07 06:33 (−34)
10-16ORD 05:59 05:52 (−7)MKE 07:07 09:04 (+117)
10-15ORD 05:59 06:13 (+14)MKE 07:07 07:02 (−5)
10-14ORD 05:59MKE 07:07 06:47 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N162SY, N932EV, N959SW, N496CA.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and MKE published them.

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