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UAL438

IAH · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · United Airlines

Flight

Status
Completed (landing presumed)
Arrival confirmed via
Inferred (no confirmation)
Est. departure time
2026-09-18 04:40 UTC (approx.)
Arrival
George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) — Houston, United States
Distance flown
4707 km
Approach distance
53 km

Aircraft

Registration
N17285
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
166 total (96 Economy, 54 Economy Plus, 16 First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
38,025 ft
Max ground speed
498 kt
Tracked
5h 37m · 4,587 km
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m5h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 498)
02695380m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m5h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m2h 0m4h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 498)
02695380m2h 0m4h 0m

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

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 05:22 UTC UAL438 GEO → IAH
Georgetown → Houston
 N47275 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 4563 km
2026-09-30 10:04 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17355 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1977 km
2026-09-30 06:44 UTC UAL438 GEO → IAH
Georgetown → Houston
 N17355 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~4604 km est. (1884 km recorded)
2026-09-29 05:24 UTC UAL438 GEO → IAH
Georgetown → Houston
 N17289 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 4493 km
2026-09-27 05:14 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17264 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 4683 km
2026-09-25 05:15 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N27334 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4555 km
2026-09-23 05:12 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N47345 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4630 km
2026-09-22 04:53 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N47275 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 4760 km
2026-09-20 05:16 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17314 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 4725 km
2026-09-18 04:58 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17285 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 4707 km
2026-09-16 05:41 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17361 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4694 km
2026-09-15 05:04 UTC UAL438 IAH → IAH
Houston → Houston
 N17272 Boeing 737 MAX 7 Completed 4735 km
2026-09-13 05:18 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17361 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4647 km
2026-09-11 05:25 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N37257 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4622 km
2026-09-09 07:59 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17341 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 2180 km
2026-09-08 05:41 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17362 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4721 km
2026-09-06 05:35 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N37318 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 4736 km
2026-09-04 05:05 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17344 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4651 km
2026-09-02 06:29 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17361 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3981 km
2026-09-01 05:07 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17361 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4717 km
2026-08-30 05:23 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N47340 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4595 km
2026-08-28 06:05 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17285 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4725 km
2026-08-26 05:16 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N37351 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4594 km
2026-08-25 05:15 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N27276 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4547 km
2026-08-22 21:32 UTC UAL438 IAH → IAH
Houston → Houston
 N17254 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 11123 km
2026-08-21 05:33 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N47357 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 5999 km
2026-08-19 05:30 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17265 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 7256 km
2026-08-17 21:34 UTC UAL438 IAH → IAH
Houston → Houston
 N27283 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 12737 km
2026-08-16 05:31 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N37354 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 5821 km
2026-08-14 05:22 UTC UAL438 ? → IAH
? → Houston
 N17296 Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 6552 km

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