UAL246

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Departure · Chicago (ORD)

Terminal 1 · Gate C21

Scheduled 06:07 · Departed 06:05

Board status: Active

Airborne since 06:19 (ADS-B)

Arrival · San Francisco (SFO)

Terminal T3 · Gate F15 · Baggage belt CL-E9

Scheduled 08:45 · Landed 08:40 · early

Board status: Arrived

Landed 08:40 (ADS-B)

Board data from ord, sfo, updated 17 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (callsign change)

Departure

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — Chicago, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 11:07 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 11:19 UTC

Arrival

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — San Francisco, United States

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 15:45 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 15:31 UTC

Also flies as

UA246

Codeshares

AC5029, NZ9323, VA8094

Distance flown

3205 km

Straight-line distance

2964 km

Approach distance

97 km

Aircraft

Registration

N75853

Type

Boeing 737-300

Seats

213 total (24 Business, 189 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

32,025 ft

Max ground speed

460 kt

Tracked

4h 21m · 3,191 km

Altitude (ft, max 32,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 460)

Altitude (ft, max 32,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 460)

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
2026-10-02 11:19 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75853	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3205 km
2026-10-01 11:28 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57870	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3302 km
2026-09-30 11:35 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75858	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3280 km
2026-09-29 11:37 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57862	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3005 km
2026-09-28 11:21 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57869	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3007 km
2026-09-27 11:30 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75861	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3000 km
2026-09-26 11:12 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75851	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3189 km
2026-09-25 11:21 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57868	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3212 km
2026-09-24 11:40 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75853	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3210 km
2026-09-23 11:21 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57855	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3102 km
2026-09-22 19:47 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N62892	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3315 km
2026-09-22 12:00 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57852	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3088 km
2026-09-21 19:28 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N69806	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3175 km
2026-09-21 11:17 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N56859	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3041 km
2026-09-20 19:33 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N69826	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3162 km
2026-09-20 11:34 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75854	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3189 km
2026-09-19 12:12 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N77871	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3228 km
2026-09-18 19:45 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N39415	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3458 km
2026-09-18 11:14 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57862	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3180 km
2026-09-17 19:19 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N66841	Boeing 737-900	Completed	3329 km
2026-09-17 11:13 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N77867	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3496 km
2026-09-16 12:16 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75853	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3587 km
2026-09-15 19:19 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N39415	Boeing 737-900	Completed	3378 km
2026-09-15 11:25 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57863	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3389 km
2026-09-14 20:18 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N39416	Boeing 737-900	Completed	3349 km
2026-09-14 11:14 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57852	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3435 km
2026-09-13 19:20 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N38443	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3368 km
2026-09-13 11:15 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75854	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3137 km
2026-09-12 11:15 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57857	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3178 km
2026-09-11 19:19 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N69888	Boeing 737-900	Completed	3372 km
2026-09-11 11:20 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N78866	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3261 km
2026-09-10 19:20 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N69835	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3547 km
2026-09-10 11:11 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N77865	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3212 km
2026-09-09 11:15 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N14566	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	3390 km
2026-09-08 11:27 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N17418	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3141 km est. (1430 km recorded)
2026-09-07 19:29 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N38451	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3319 km
2026-09-07 11:22 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N77867	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3247 km
2026-09-06 19:20 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N69826	Boeing 737-900	Completed	3356 km
2026-09-05 14:01 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75853	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3350 km
2026-09-04 20:23 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N68843	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3149 km
2026-09-04 11:30 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75854	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3140 km
2026-09-03 19:26 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N38451	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3327 km
2026-09-03 11:16 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N75858	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3155 km
2026-09-02 17:30 UTC	UAL246	SFO → EUG San Francisco → Eugene	N13248	Boeing 737-800	Completed	865 km
2026-09-02 11:12 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N77871	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3188 km
2026-09-01 17:09 UTC	UAL246	SFO → EUG San Francisco → Eugene	N77258	Boeing 737-800	Completed	820 km
2026-09-01 11:19 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N57852	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3301 km
2026-08-31 20:21 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N67846	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3491 km
2026-08-31 11:17 UTC	UAL246	ORD → SFO Chicago → San Francisco	N56859	Boeing 737-300	Completed	3461 km
2026-08-30 19:58 UTC	UAL246	SFO → MSY San Francisco → New Orleans	N66803	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	3297 km