UA5983United Airlines · ORD → ALB
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA5983 ChicagoORD · 07:10 AlbanyALB · 10:27

UA5983 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Albany (ALB) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowAwaiting arrival in Albany · off blocks 06:58 · 12 min early
10:25

estimated arrival at ALB · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeUA5983 · position estimated
ORDChicagoALBAlbany
Estimated from the boardsarr 10:25

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:58 · typical taxi-out at ORD ≈ 8.4 min.

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 9 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+54+107+161 min
11-09
−12 gate · −2 arrival
11-08
−3 gate · +1 arrival
11-07
+152 gate · +161 arrival
11-06
−6 gate · −8 arrival
11-05
−3 gate · −17 arrival
11-04
−7 gate · −24 arrival
11-03
−10 gate · −29 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 −2 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
ALBAlbanyOn-time likelyALB delay board →
ORD→ALBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by ALB (Albany), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 at Chicago

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
Low6°Clikely 5°C to 8°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Albany

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Low6°Clikely 3°C to 8°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Albany flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1044departs 11:47
UA5615departs 11:59
UA8292departs 12:55
UA3491departs 14:25
UA8134departs 15:15
UA5201departs 16:30

If UA5983 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Albany 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 UA5983 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5983 across the ORD and ALB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 5/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5983 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
11-09ORD 07:10 06:58 (−12)ALB 10:27 10:25 (−2)
11-08ORD 07:10 07:07 (−3)ALB 10:27 10:28 (+1)
11-07ORD 07:10 09:42 (+152)ALB 10:27 13:08 (+161)
11-06ORD 07:10 07:04 (−6)ALB 10:27 10:19 (−8)
11-05ORD 07:10 07:07 (−3)ALB 10:27 10:10 (−17)
11-04ORD 07:10 07:03 (−7)ALB 10:27 10:03 (−24)
11-03ORD 07:10 07:00 (−10)ALB 10:27 09:58 (−29)
11-02ORD 07:10 07:05 (−5)ALB 10:27 10:35 (+8)
11-01ORD 07:10 10:13 (+183)ALB 10:27 13:47 (+200)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N634SY, N161SY, N603UX, N639SY.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and ALB published them.

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