UAL3898

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Departure · Chicago (ORD)

Gate SR12

Scheduled 02 Oct 20:00 · Departed 02 Oct 20:57 · +57 min

Board status: Active

Airborne since 02 Oct 21:18 (ADS-B)

Board data from ord, updated 741 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 01:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 02:18 UTC

Arrival

Mc Connell Air Force Base (IAB) — Wichita, United States

Also flies as

UA3898

Distance flown

997 km

Straight-line distance

934 km

Approach distance

68 km

Aircraft

Registration

N62896

Type

Boeing 737-900

Seats

179 total (117 Economy, 42 Economy Plus, 20 First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,000 ft

Max ground speed

476 kt

Tracked

1h 25m · 995 km

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 476)

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 476)

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 02:18 UTC	UAL3898	ORD → IAB Chicago → Wichita	N62896	Boeing 737-900	Completed	997 km
2026-09-27 15:05 UTC	UAL3898	IAB → DEN Wichita → Denver	N34460	Boeing 737-900	Completed	818 km
2026-09-25 04:24 UTC	UAL3898	ORD → MLB Chicago → Melbourne	N17565	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed	1721 km
2026-09-23 02:29 UTC	UAL3898	DEN → MCO Denver → Orlando	N37253	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3082 km est. (1359 km recorded)
2026-09-21 11:56 UTC	UAL3898	RFD → ORD Chicago/Rockford → Chicago	N65832	Boeing 737-900	Completed	145 km
2026-09-18 12:07 UTC	UAL3898	DEN → VCV Denver → Victorville	N473UA	Airbus A320 233	Completed (landing presumed)	1350 km
2026-09-16 02:59 UTC	UAL3898	LAX → HNL Los Angeles → Honolulu	N17326	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	4251 km
2026-09-15 12:05 UTC	UAL3898	MIA → LAX Miami → Los Angeles	N17326	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	4152 km
2026-09-08 03:14 UTC	UAL3898	EWR → ? Newark → ?	N12116	Boeing 757-200	Incomplete (signal lost)	2401 km
2026-09-06 02:57 UTC	UAL3898	JJN → LAX Quanzhou → Los Angeles	N23983	Boeing 787-9	Completed	11396 km
2026-08-29 04:33 UTC	UAL3898	IAH → IAB Houston → Wichita	N38467	Boeing 737-900	Completed	979 km
2026-08-27 01:21 UTC	UAL3898	ORD → IAB Chicago → Wichita	N475UA	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3091 km est. (1473 km recorded)
2026-08-24 03:03 UTC	UAL3898	ORD → IAB Chicago → Wichita	N14219	Boeing 737-800	Completed	981 km
2026-08-18 12:00 UTC	UAL3898	IAD → GSO Washington, DC → Greensboro	N37516	Boeing 737 MAX 9	Completed	595 km
2026-08-15 16:07 UTC	UAL3898	DEN → MCO Denver → Orlando	N73270	Boeing 737-800	Completed	9745 km