UA787United Airlines · IAH → ORD
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA787 HoustonIAH · 21:45 ChicagoORD

UA787 by United Airlines flies from Houston (IAH) to Chicago (ORD) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Chicago
01:48

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~2h 36m from now

LivePosition · updated 9m ago
IAH908 mi · ~2h 36m leftORD
12,100 ftAltitudeclimbing
346 mphSpeed301 kt
18°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 12 min

Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure

The route today

live boards
IAHHoustonOn-time likelyIAH delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
IAH→ORDevery 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
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+20 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 Houston to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1044departs 05:00
UA2616departs 06:15
UA2182departs 07:20
UA1617departs 08:21
UA2124departs 09:30
UA3914departs 11:15

If UA787 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA787 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA787 across the IAH and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +22 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA787 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
10-14IAH 21:45 22:07 (+22)ORD

Board clocks recorded as IAH and ORD published them.

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