Informational Guide to Seattle–Tacoma Airport - Seatac (SEA) - NON OFFICIAL

UA1617 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA1617, 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 Monday, January 26, 2026.

UA1617 On Time performance:
93
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

UA1617 United Airlines from Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Monday January 26, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (January 25, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
January 26, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
01:20 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C3
Scheduled Departure Time: 01:20 pm

Arrival

Seattle (SEA)
January 26, 2026
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
04:01 pm
Gate:
B11
Scheduled Arrival Time: 04:01 pm
Baggage: 9
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Codeshare Flights

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

- TK8609 - Turkish Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA1617?
The flight UA1617 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA1617?
The distance between the two airports is 1716 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA1617?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:41 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:37 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: 2026-01-25 22:15:37
Current Time in Seattle: 2026-01-25 20:15:37

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2202. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2398. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2471. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3221. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)

Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS329. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS337. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 48 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS407. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS409. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS587. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS715. (On Time performance: 39 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL2041. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL2055. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)

Korean Air
- Flight Number: KE233. (On Time performance: 51 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1414. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1755. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2099. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2211. (On Time performance: 42 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2497. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA367. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 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 January 06, 2026 to January 21, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 14
On Time: 13 ( 93 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 6 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 UA1617

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
23 January
01:31 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:19 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 48min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
22 January
01:14 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:16 pm
Seattle (SEA)
05h 02min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
21 January
01:14 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03:58 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 44min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
20 January
02:17 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:48 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 31min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
19 January
01:35 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:12 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 37min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
18 January
01:22 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03:54 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 32min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Friday
16 January
01:19 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03:52 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 33min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
15 January
01:13 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:00 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 47min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
14 January
01:43 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04:10 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 27min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
13 January
01:12 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03:48 pm
Seattle (SEA)
04h 36min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time