UA959United Airlines · LHR → ORD
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA959 LondonLHR · 10:25 ChicagoORD · 13:45

UA959 by United Airlines flies from London (LHR) to Chicago (ORD) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Chicago · off blocks 10:41 · 16 min late
13:45

estimated arrival at ORD · local time · ~92 min from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
ORD229 mi · ~92 min leftLHR
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
476 mphSpeed414 kt
247°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 2h 48m

Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−42 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~62 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+16 gate
11-08
+8 gate · −42 arrival
11-07
+13 gate · −58 arrival
11-06
+33 gate · −30 arrival
11-05
+20 gate · −33 arrival
11-04
+28 gate · −43 arrival
11-03
+29 gate

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 −42 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
LHR→ORDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at LHR and ORD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 London

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 11°C
Low6°Clikely 3°C to 7°C
  • 85% chance of rain

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 Chicago

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 20°C
Low6°Clikely 4°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other London to Chicago flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA958departs 07:40
UA928departs 13:35

If UA959 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from London to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR 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 UA959 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA959 across the LHR and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~42 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 UA959 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
11-09LHR 10:25 10:41 (+16)ORD 13:45
11-08LHR 10:25 10:33 (+8)ORD 13:45 13:03 (−42)
11-07LHR 10:25 10:38 (+13)ORD 13:45 12:47 (−58)
11-06LHR 10:25 10:58 (+33)ORD 13:45 13:15 (−30)
11-05LHR 10:25 10:45 (+20)ORD 13:45 13:12 (−33)
11-04LHR 10:25 10:53 (+28)ORD 13:45 13:02 (−43)
11-03LHR 10:25 10:54 (+29)ORD 13:45

Board clocks recorded as LHR and ORD published them.

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