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IAD → EDI · Boeing 757-200 · United Airlines

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Arrival · Edinburgh (EDI)

Baggage belt 2
Scheduled 30 Sep 10:35
Board status: LANDED 10:22
Landed 30 Sep 06:24 (estimated)

Board data from edinburgh, updated 3043 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Incomplete (signal lost)
Departure
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) — Washington, DC, United States
Departed
2026-09-30 02:37 UTC
Arrival
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) — Edinburgh, United Kingdom (scheduled)
Scheduled arrival
2026-09-30 09:35 UTC
Also flies as
UA978
Distance flown
2383 km
Straight-line distance
5581 km

Aircraft

Registration
N14106
Type
Boeing 757-200
Seats
169 total (108 Economy, 45 Economy Plus, 16 Polaris)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
37,000 ft
Max ground speed
501 kt
Tracked
2h 47m · 2,381 km
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 501)
02715410m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 501)
02715410m1h 0m2h 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 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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