UAL518

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

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

Departed

2026-09-24 14:47 UTC

Arrival

Toncontín International Airport (TGU) — Tegucigalpa, Honduras (predicted)

Distance flown

1904 km

Straight-line distance

1957 km

Aircraft

Registration

N27269

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

166 total (96 Economy, 54 Economy Plus, 16 First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,000 ft

Max ground speed

491 kt

Tracked

2h 14m · 1,900 km

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 491)

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 491)

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 14:46 UTC	UAL518	IAH → XPL Houston → Comayagua	N76508	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1793 km
2026-10-01 14:50 UTC	UAL518	IAH → XPL Houston → Comayagua	N17310	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1943 km
2026-09-30 14:45 UTC	UAL518	IAH → XPL Houston → Comayagua	N17355	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1796 km
2026-09-29 15:25 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17344	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1784 km
2026-09-28 14:59 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N27292	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1972 km
2026-09-27 14:44 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17279	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1798 km
2026-09-26 14:48 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17285	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1939 km
2026-09-25 15:15 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17320	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1980 km
2026-09-24 14:47 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N27269	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1904 km
2026-09-23 14:39 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17373	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1794 km
2026-09-22 15:00 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N35260	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1783 km
2026-09-21 14:59 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17262	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1808 km
2026-09-20 14:48 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N47293	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	2011 km
2026-09-19 14:42 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N37353	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1856 km
2026-09-18 14:43 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N26208	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1882 km
2026-09-17 14:56 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17333	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	2039 km
2026-09-16 14:44 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17321	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1879 km
2026-09-15 14:45 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17362	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1874 km
2026-09-14 14:39 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17339	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1860 km
2026-09-13 15:21 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N17314	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1871 km
2026-09-12 14:48 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N37297	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	2015 km
2026-09-11 14:43 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17363	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	2070 km
2026-09-10 15:01 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N17363	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	2009 km
2026-09-09 15:19 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17364	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1866 km
2026-09-07 14:46 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N27252	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	2006 km
2026-09-06 15:08 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N17300	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1852 km
2026-09-05 14:48 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N27252	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1861 km
2026-09-04 14:47 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N37278	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1830 km
2026-09-03 14:47 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N37348	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	1857 km
2026-09-02 14:52 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17310	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1854 km
2026-09-01 14:43 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N47293	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1854 km
2026-08-31 14:57 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N37318	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1855 km
2026-08-30 15:08 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N27263	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1778 km
2026-08-29 14:44 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N27277	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1858 km
2026-08-28 14:40 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N27263	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1900 km
2026-08-27 14:42 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N47284	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1864 km
2026-08-26 14:38 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N37295	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1895 km
2026-08-25 14:38 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N17331	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1945 km
2026-08-24 14:54 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N37295	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1921 km
2026-08-23 14:48 UTC	UAL518	IAH → TGU Houston → Tegucigalpa	N37295	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2053 km
2026-08-22 14:49 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17359	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1985 km
2026-08-21 14:44 UTC	UAL518	IAH → SAP Houston → San Pedro Sula	N17289	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2061 km
2026-08-20 14:44 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N77259	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2167 km
2026-08-19 14:43 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N27276	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1913 km
2026-08-18 14:50 UTC	UAL518	IAH → IAH Houston → Houston	N27323	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~4438 km est. (2720 km recorded)
2026-08-16 14:38 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N47343	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2299 km
2026-08-14 14:40 UTC	UAL518	IAH → ? Houston → ?	N27256	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2209 km