UA642United Airlines · ORD → DTW
live · 10m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA642 ChicagoORD · 18:10 DetroitDTW · 20:40

UA642 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Detroit (DTW) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate B21
18:10

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+35 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-16
+35 arrival
10-15
+4 gate · +35 arrival
10-14
−9 gate · −27 arrival
10-13
−7 gate · −18 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
ORD→DTWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%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 Chicago to Detroit flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3706departs 06:55
UA3632departs 08:50
UA5756departs 10:35
UA5882departs 12:49
UA2632departs 15:35
UA768departs 19:45

If UA642 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Detroit 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 UA642 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA642 across the ORD and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~70 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA642 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
10-16ORD 18:10DTW 20:40 21:15 (+35)
10-15ORD 18:10 18:14 (+4)DTW 20:40 21:15 (+35)
10-14ORD 18:10 18:01 (−9)DTW 20:40 20:13 (−27)
10-13ORD 18:10 18:03 (−7)DTW 20:40 20:22 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N841UA, N845UA, N448UA.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and DTW published them.

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