UAL906

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Departure · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 1 · Gate Z19 · Check-in 489-498

Scheduled 12:40 · Departed 12:56 · +16 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 13:04 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Chicago (ORD)

Terminal 5 · Gate INTL

Scheduled 14:55 · Estimated 15:11 · +16 min

Board status: Departed

In the air, ~5h 48m to go (24% of the route flown)

Board data from lufthansa, updated 16 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 10:40 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 11:04 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 19:55 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 20:11 UTC

Progress

24% · ~5h 48m remaining

Also flies as

UA906

Codeshares

AC3778, LH9150

Distance flown

1736 km

Straight-line distance

6971 km

Aircraft

Registration

N26910

Type

Boeing 787-8

Seats

243 total (158 Economy, 36 Economy Plus, 21 Premium Plus, 28 Polaris)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

292.8 t (973 kg/pax Economy, 1251 kg/pax Premium Economy, 2762 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,000 ft

Max ground speed

503 kt

Tracked

2h 1m · 1,736 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 503)

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 503)

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 11:04 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26910	Boeing 787-8	In progress	~6971 km est.
2026-10-01 10:57 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26910	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7237 km
2026-09-30 10:57 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N28912	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	7189 km
2026-09-29 10:55 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N29907	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7154 km
2026-09-28 11:15 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N28912	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7189 km
2026-09-27 17:41 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed	1531 km
2026-09-27 10:54 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~7120 km est. (2658 km recorded)
2026-09-26 17:59 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed	1213 km
2026-09-26 10:57 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~7119 km est. (2638 km recorded)
2026-09-25 18:23 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed	1252 km
2026-09-25 11:26 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	5713 km
2026-09-24 11:06 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N25982	Boeing 787-9	Completed	7188 km
2026-09-23 10:51 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N27903	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7216 km
2026-09-22 17:51 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N27903	Boeing 787-8	Completed	1200 km
2026-09-22 11:01 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N27903	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	5812 km
2026-09-21 18:21 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26906	Boeing 787-8	Completed	910 km
2026-09-21 11:01 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26906	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~7162 km est. (2733 km recorded)
2026-09-20 18:49 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N29907	Boeing 787-8	Completed	820 km
2026-09-20 11:00 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N29907	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~7575 km est. (2894 km recorded)
2026-09-19 15:12 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed	1216 km
2026-09-19 11:04 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~7373 km est. (2826 km recorded)
2026-09-18 18:19 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N27903	Boeing 787-8	Completed	1200 km
2026-09-18 11:15 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N27903	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~7204 km est. (2648 km recorded)
2026-09-17 18:22 UTC	UAL906	? → ORD ? → Chicago	N29907	Boeing 787-8	Completed	1222 km
2026-09-17 10:57 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N29907	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~7720 km est. (2858 km recorded)
2026-09-16 11:01 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26909	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7746 km
2026-09-15 13:24 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N27903	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7608 km
2026-09-14 11:01 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7370 km
2026-09-13 11:26 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7464 km
2026-09-12 11:02 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26902	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7306 km
2026-09-11 12:13 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N27903	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7755 km
2026-09-10 10:58 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26910	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7601 km
2026-09-09 10:55 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N26910	Boeing 787-8	Completed	7321 km
2026-09-08 11:00 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12012	Boeing 787-10	Incomplete (signal lost)	~7265 km est. (1864 km recorded)
2026-09-07 11:17 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N13018	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7343 km
2026-09-06 11:04 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12010	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7348 km
2026-09-05 10:57 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12021	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7362 km
2026-09-04 10:59 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12021	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7843 km
2026-09-03 11:03 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N13013	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7435 km
2026-09-02 12:31 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12010	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7416 km
2026-09-01 11:12 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N14001	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7355 km
2026-08-31 10:56 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N14001	Boeing 787-10	Completed	8083 km
2026-08-30 20:51 UTC	UAL906	DTW → ORD Detroit → Chicago	N12003	Boeing 787-10	Completed	455 km
2026-08-30 10:58 UTC	UAL906	FRA → DTW Frankfurt am Main → Detroit	N12003	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7625 km
2026-08-29 11:08 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N14019	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7390 km
2026-08-28 10:55 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12012	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7338 km
2026-08-27 11:12 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12012	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7322 km
2026-08-26 10:54 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12021	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7534 km
2026-08-25 11:51 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N14011	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7257 km
2026-08-24 10:53 UTC	UAL906	FRA → ORD Frankfurt am Main → Chicago	N12012	Boeing 787-10	Completed	7537 km