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UA1049 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA1049, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Seattle - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Airport Code SEA).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, August 29, 2026.

UA1049 On Time performance:
38
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

UA1049 United Airlines from Chicago

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday August 29, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (August 30, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 31, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
August 29, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
04:19 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
B12
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:20 pm

Arrival

Seattle (SEA)
August 29, 2026
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Arrived at:
07:03 pm
Gate:
B11
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:07 pm
Baggage: 7
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- LH7504 - Lufthansa

- LX3294 - Swiss

- OS7703 - Austrian

- SN8875 - Brussels Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA1049?
The flight UA1049 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA1049?
The distance between the two airports is 1716 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA1049?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:47 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 05:02 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-08-31 00:52:40
Current Time in Seattle: 2026-08-30 22:52:40

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Chicago and Seattle:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1459. (On Time performance: 45 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA1476. (On Time performance: 47 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2392. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 58 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2520. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2523. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2524. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2852. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3105. (On Time performance: 42 - Average Delay: 44 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3234. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)

Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS329. (On Time performance: 49 - Average Delay: 43 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS337. (On Time performance: 45 - Average Delay: 50 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS407. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS579. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS583. (On Time performance: 49 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS587. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS715. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL1564. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2041. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL373. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 60 minutes)

Korean Air
- Flight Number: KE233. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1660. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1801. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2099. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2211. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2483. (On Time performance: 38 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2820. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 42 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA341. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 11, 2026 to August 23, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 13
On Time: 5 ( 38 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 23 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 15 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 8 % )

Average Delay: 57 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights UA1049

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
29 August
04:19 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:03 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 44min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
28 August
04:26 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:05 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 39min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
27 August
04:21 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:03 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 42min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
26 August
04:17 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:11 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 54min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
25 August
04:15 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:02 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 47min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
24 August
04:17 pm
Chicago (ORD)
06:54 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 37min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
23 August
05:27 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:38 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 11min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
22 August
04:21 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:00 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 39min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
21 August
04:21 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:13 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 52min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
20 August
04:21 pm
Chicago (ORD)
07:00 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 39min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time