UAL198

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Departure · Los Angeles (LAX)

Terminal 7 · Gate 77

Scheduled 12:55

Board status: On Time

Airborne since 12:58 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Shanghai (PVG)

Terminal T2 · Baggage belt 25

Scheduled 17:45 · Estimated 17:18 · early

Board status: Landed

In the air, ~10h 14m to go (9% of the route flown)

Board data from lax, shanghai, updated 0 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Los Angeles, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 19:55 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 19:58 UTC

Arrival

Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) — Shanghai, China (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-04 09:45 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-04 09:18 UTC

Progress

9% · ~10h 14m remaining

Also flies as

UA198

Codeshares

CA7212

Distance flown

959 km

Straight-line distance

10415 km

Aircraft

Registration

N24979

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

257 total (149 Economy, 39 Economy Plus, 21 Premium Plus, 48 Polaris)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

462.3 t (3759 kg/pax Business, 1693 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1313 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

32,050 ft

Max ground speed

518 kt

Tracked

1h 7m · 959 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 32,050)

Ground speed (kt, max 518)

Altitude (ft, max 32,050)

Ground speed (kt, max 518)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

United Airlines (UAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 19:58 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N24979	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~10415 km est.
2026-10-03 08:40 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N45956	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	16 km
2026-10-03 08:09 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N45956	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~993 km est. (290 km recorded)
2026-10-02 20:10 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N45956	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~10566 km est. (948 km recorded)
2026-10-01 20:08 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N26970	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10146 km
2026-09-30 20:07 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N24979	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10000 km
2026-09-29 21:32 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N24976	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	9992 km
2026-09-28 20:29 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N24973	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10111 km
2026-09-27 20:24 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N24988	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10177 km
2026-09-26 20:07 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29984	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	9980 km
2026-09-25 20:24 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N28987	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10159 km
2026-09-24 20:08 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N30PX	GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE Gulfstream G280	Incomplete (signal lost)	10209 km
2026-09-23 20:07 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29981	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10190 km
2026-09-22 22:57 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N24976	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10118 km
2026-09-21 20:18 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29981	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	919 km
2026-09-20 20:22 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N38955	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	797 km
2026-09-19 19:54 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N27958	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10236 km
2026-09-18 19:57 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N38955	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10170 km
2026-09-17 20:21 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N19951	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10227 km
2026-09-16 20:02 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N23994	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10201 km
2026-09-15 20:01 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N19951	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10231 km
2026-09-14 20:12 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N36962	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10291 km
2026-09-13 20:25 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29961	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10222 km
2026-09-12 20:32 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N19986	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10099 km
2026-09-11 20:07 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N27959	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10168 km
2026-09-10 20:42 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N23983	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10268 km
2026-09-09 19:52 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N27957	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10310 km
2026-09-09 07:24 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29961	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	391 km
2026-09-07 20:31 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N24973	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10213 km
2026-09-06 20:43 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N27965	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10236 km
2026-09-05 20:35 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29981	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10126 km
2026-09-04 20:53 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29971	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10214 km
2026-09-03 20:09 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N29961	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10116 km
2026-09-02 20:50 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N27965	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	10523 km
2026-09-01 21:08 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N26996	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10147 km
2026-08-31 20:28 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N24988	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10276 km
2026-08-30 20:28 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N26952	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10317 km
2026-08-29 20:37 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N24980	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10114 km
2026-08-28 20:42 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N26967	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10181 km
2026-08-27 20:41 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N15969	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10368 km
2026-08-26 20:31 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N26970	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10302 km
2026-08-25 20:18 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N24974	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10284 km
2026-08-24 20:40 UTC	UAL198	LAX → PVG Los Angeles → Shanghai	N29989	Boeing 787-9	Completed	10215 km
2026-08-23 20:50 UTC	UAL198	LAX → LAX Los Angeles → Los Angeles	N24988	Boeing 787-9	Completed	~20204 km est. (10251 km recorded)
2026-08-19 21:17 UTC	UAL198	LAX → LAX Los Angeles → Los Angeles	N19951	Boeing 787-9	Completed	~21591 km est. (11679 km recorded)
2026-08-15 20:09 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N27958	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12445 km
2026-08-14 20:31 UTC	UAL198	LAX → ? Los Angeles → ?	N19951	Boeing 787-9	Completed	11619 km
2026-08-10 20:59 UTC	UAL198	LAX → LAX Los Angeles → Los Angeles	N38950	Boeing 787-9	Completed	~4 km est. (1 km recorded)