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UAL978

IAD → EDI · Boeing 757-200 · United Airlines

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) — Washington, DC, United States
Departed
2026-09-26 08:19 UTC (first seen)
Arrival
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) — Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Distance flown
654 km
Straight-line distance
5581 km
Approach distance
85 km

Aircraft

Registration
N12125
Type
Boeing 757-200
Seats
169 total (108 Economy, 45 Economy Plus, 16 Polaris)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
37,000 ft
Max ground speed
515 kt
Tracked
56m · 653 km
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m30m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m30m
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m

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 08:23 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Completed 746 km
2026-10-02 03:01 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5710 km est. (1640 km recorded)
2026-10-01 05:44 UTC UAL978 NCE → ZRH
Nice → Zurich
 N34137 Boeing 757-200 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~2138 km est. (847 km recorded)
2026-10-01 02:44 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N34137 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5710 km est. (2443 km recorded)
2026-09-30 08:10 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14106 Boeing 757-200 Completed 901 km
2026-09-30 02:37 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14106 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5698 km est. (2383 km recorded)
2026-09-29 08:11 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N34137 Boeing 757-200 Completed 936 km
2026-09-29 02:37 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N34137 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5716 km est. (2396 km recorded)
2026-09-28 08:42 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Completed 653 km
2026-09-28 02:53 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5692 km est. (1699 km recorded)
2026-09-27 08:33 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Completed 606 km
2026-09-27 03:08 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5671 km est. (1735 km recorded)
2026-09-26 08:19 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N12125 Boeing 757-200 Completed 654 km
2026-09-26 02:49 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N12125 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5674 km est. (1682 km recorded)
2026-09-25 08:36 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N19136 Boeing 757-200 Completed 548 km
2026-09-25 02:58 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N19136 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5681 km est. (1686 km recorded)
2026-09-24 08:47 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N21108 Boeing 757-200 Completed 873 km
2026-09-24 03:13 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N21108 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5708 km est. (2404 km recorded)
2026-09-23 08:16 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N12125 Boeing 757-200 Completed 703 km
2026-09-23 02:52 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N12125 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5680 km est. (1689 km recorded)
2026-09-22 08:06 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N12125 Boeing 757-200 Completed 741 km
2026-09-22 02:56 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N12125 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5690 km est. (2374 km recorded)
2026-09-21 08:24 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N34137 Boeing 757-200 Completed 656 km
2026-09-21 02:55 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N34137 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5683 km est. (1645 km recorded)
2026-09-20 10:08 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Completed 674 km
2026-09-20 04:48 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5811 km est. (2477 km recorded)
2026-09-19 03:11 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N34137 Boeing 757-200 Completed 5877 km
2026-09-18 08:11 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Completed 695 km
2026-09-18 03:02 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N58101 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5753 km est. (1776 km recorded)
2026-09-17 02:44 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14115 Boeing 757-200 Completed 5844 km
2026-09-16 09:04 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14115 Boeing 757-200 Completed 892 km
2026-09-16 03:48 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14115 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5736 km est. (1805 km recorded)
2026-09-15 08:18 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14118 Boeing 757-200 Completed 798 km
2026-09-15 02:42 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14118 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5781 km est. (1788 km recorded)
2026-09-14 08:10 UTC UAL978 ? → EDI
? → Edinburgh
 N29129 Boeing 757-200 Completed 739 km
2026-09-14 02:46 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N29129 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5782 km est. (1779 km recorded)
2026-09-13 09:04 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14118 Boeing 757-200 Completed 739 km
2026-09-13 03:32 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14118 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5740 km est. (1743 km recorded)
2026-09-12 08:57 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N21108 Boeing 757-200 Completed 781 km
2026-09-12 03:31 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N21108 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5831 km est. (2534 km recorded)
2026-09-11 08:20 UTC UAL978 ? → EDI
? → Edinburgh
 N19130 Boeing 757-200 Completed 633 km
2026-09-11 02:51 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N19130 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5752 km est. (1736 km recorded)
2026-09-10 08:32 UTC UAL978 ? → EDI
? → Edinburgh
 N14120 Boeing 757-200 Completed 709 km
2026-09-10 02:57 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14120 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5760 km est. (1730 km recorded)
2026-09-09 08:23 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N29124 Boeing 757-200 Completed 1818 km
2026-09-08 08:37 UTC UAL978 ? → EDI
? → Edinburgh
 N29124 Boeing 757-200 Completed 949 km
2026-09-08 03:11 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N29124 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5805 km est. (2467 km recorded)
2026-09-07 08:35 UTC UAL978 ? → EDI
? → Edinburgh
 N14118 Boeing 757-200 Completed 716 km
2026-09-07 02:32 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N14118 Boeing 757-200 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5730 km est. (1723 km recorded)
2026-09-06 02:37 UTC UAL978 IAD → EDI
Washington, DC → Edinburgh
 N13138 Boeing 757-200 Completed 5781 km

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