UAL3898

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport (JJN) — Quanzhou, China

Departed

2026-09-06 02:57 UTC

Arrival

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

Distance flown

11396 km

Straight-line distance

11135 km

Approach distance

84 km

Aircraft

Registration

N23983

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

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

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

41,000 ft

Max ground speed

557 kt

Tracked

12h 34m · 11,301 km

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 557)

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 557)

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