UA971United Airlines · FCO → ORD
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA971 RomeFCO · 09:45 ChicagoORD · 13:10

UA971 by United Airlines flies from Rome (FCO) to Chicago (ORD) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
14:21

arrived at ORD · 71 min late

Typical gate push+74 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+61 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~13 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
10-16
+85 gate · +71 arrival
10-15
+85 gate · +71 arrival
10-14
+41 gate · +32 arrival
10-13
+87 gate · +40 arrival
10-12
+74 gate · +36 arrival
10-11
+72 gate · +61 arrival
10-10
+31 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 +61 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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.

How UA971 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA971 across the FCO and ORD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~61 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 0/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA971 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
10-16FCO 09:45 11:10 (+85)ORD 13:10 14:21 (+71)
10-15FCO 09:45 11:10 (+85)ORD 13:10 14:21 (+71)
10-14FCO 09:45 10:26 (+41)ORD 13:10 13:42 (+32)
10-13FCO 09:45 11:12 (+87)ORD 13:10 13:50 (+40)
10-12FCO 09:45 10:59 (+74)ORD 13:10 13:46 (+36)
10-11FCO 09:45 10:57 (+72)ORD 13:10 14:11 (+61)
10-10FCO 09:45 10:16 (+31)ORD 13:10

Aircraft

Recent tails: N14019, N12004, N14016, N17017.

Board clocks recorded as FCO and ORD published them.

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