UA970United Airlines · ORD → FCO
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UA970 ChicagoORD · 15:40 RomeFCO · 07:45

UA970 by United Airlines flies from Chicago (ORD) to Rome (FCO) for the Sun, Nov 1 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate C16 · as of 11:59
15:40

departs ORD · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-01
−5 arrival
10-31
+14 gate · −5 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · −5 arrival
10-29
−9 gate · −5 arrival
10-28
−25 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORDChicagoOn-time likelyORD delay board →
FCORomeOn-time likelyFCO delay board →
ORD→FCOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ORD and FCO 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 on this route

Forecast

Chicago to Rome with United Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.1%1.0× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
10%1.1× usual

Forecast weather: 76% chance of rain at Chicago; 73% chance of rain at Rome

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Rome flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA3011departs 15:50

If UA970 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from Chicago to Rome 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 UA970 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA970 across the ORD and FCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA970 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
11-01ORD 15:40FCO 07:45 07:40 (−5)
10-31ORD 16:40 16:54 (+14)FCO 07:45 07:40 (−5)
10-30ORD 16:40 (+0)FCO 07:45 07:40 (−5)
10-29ORD 16:40 16:31 (−9)FCO 07:45 07:40 (−5)
10-28ORD 16:40FCO 07:45 07:20 (−25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N12020, N16009, N12021.

Board clocks recorded as ORD and FCO published them.

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