UAL2491

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

Inferred (no confirmation)

Departure

Tampa International Airport (TPA) — Tampa, United States

Departed

2026-09-21 11:14 UTC

Arrival

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) — Houston, United States

Distance flown

1431 km

Straight-line distance

1265 km

Approach distance

90 km

Aircraft

Registration

N47412

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 9

Seats

179 total (117 Economy, 42 Economy Plus, 20 First) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,000 ft

Max ground speed

467 kt

Tracked

1h 54m · 1,422 km

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 467)

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 467)

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 15:46 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N30401	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2126 km
2026-10-02 11:11 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N37420	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	1444 km
2026-10-01 15:05 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N30401	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2335 km
2026-10-01 11:08 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N77544	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	1392 km
2026-09-30 14:55 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N30401	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2139 km
2026-09-30 11:14 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N68801	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1540 km
2026-09-29 14:52 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N32404	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2324 km
2026-09-29 11:13 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N62895	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1315 km
2026-09-28 14:51 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N38403	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2126 km
2026-09-28 11:15 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N68801	Boeing 737-900	Completed	1312 km
2026-09-27 15:02 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N38403	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2119 km
2026-09-27 11:10 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N63899	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1324 km
2026-09-26 14:44 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N17467	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed	2124 km
2026-09-26 11:24 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N71411	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1324 km
2026-09-25 15:01 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N37409	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2143 km
2026-09-25 11:18 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N67812	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1529 km
2026-09-24 14:57 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N71411	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2127 km
2026-09-24 11:06 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N77544	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed	1336 km
2026-09-23 14:52 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N75410	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2128 km
2026-09-23 11:12 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N75425	Boeing 737-900	Completed	1296 km
2026-09-22 14:54 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N73406	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2123 km
2026-09-22 11:16 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N73406	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1320 km
2026-09-21 14:48 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N35407	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2122 km
2026-09-21 11:14 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N47412	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed (landing presumed)	1431 km
2026-09-20 15:29 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N71411	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2226 km
2026-09-20 11:19 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N71411	Boeing 737-900	Completed	1386 km
2026-09-19 14:54 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N32404	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2229 km
2026-09-19 11:03 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N17337	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1386 km
2026-09-18 15:01 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N64844	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2246 km
2026-09-18 11:15 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N73259	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1466 km
2026-09-17 15:32 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N75410	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2269 km
2026-09-17 11:12 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N17599	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed	1547 km
2026-09-16 15:28 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N30401	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2218 km
2026-09-16 11:16 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N30401	Boeing 737-900	Completed	1425 km
2026-09-15 14:53 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N71411	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2252 km
2026-09-15 11:27 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N71411	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1397 km
2026-09-14 14:45 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N77430	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2218 km
2026-09-14 11:05 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N14237	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1401 km
2026-09-13 14:55 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N32404	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2244 km
2026-09-13 11:14 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N32404	Boeing 737-900	Completed	1365 km
2026-09-12 14:54 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N71411	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2276 km
2026-09-12 11:09 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N17359	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1369 km
2026-09-11 12:45 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N13248	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1493 km
2026-09-10 14:53 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N37408	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2288 km
2026-09-10 11:15 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N37409	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1553 km
2026-09-09 15:46 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N79402	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2218 km
2026-09-09 11:06 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N72405	Boeing 737-900	Completed	1381 km
2026-09-08 11:07 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N66825	Boeing 737-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1388 km est. (539 km recorded)
2026-09-07 15:13 UTC	UAL2491	IAH → SAN Houston → San Diego	N73406	Boeing 737-900	Completed	2247 km
2026-09-07 11:10 UTC	UAL2491	TPA → IAH Tampa → Houston	N62894	Boeing 737-900	Completed	1511 km