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UA970 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight LH8683 from Lufthansa (LH) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA970. Check this page for details about flight UA970.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA970, which currently operates between the airports of Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD) and Rome - Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (Airport Code FCO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, March 20, 2026.

UA970 On Time performance:
70
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

UA970 United Airlines from Chicago

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 26 minutes
Flight Status for Friday March 20, 2026

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-10

Departure

Chicago (ORD)
March 19, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Departed at:
17:26
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C18
Scheduled Departure Time: 16:45

Arrival

Rome (FCO)
March 20, 2026
Rome Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
08:11
Terminal:
3
Gate:
*704
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:45
Baggage: 11
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC3987 - Air Canada

- LH8683 - Lufthansa

- LX3033 - Swiss

- OS7926 - Austrian

- SN9019 - Brussels Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA970?
The flight UA970 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA970?
The distance between the two airports is 7745 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight UA970?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 09:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 09:26 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: 2026-03-20 02:13:50
Current Time in Rome: 2026-03-20 08:13:50

Alternative Flights

United Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Chicago to Rome.

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 December 16, 2025 to March 15, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 27
On Time: 19 ( 70 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 15 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 7 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 21 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 16, 2025 to March 15, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 07, 2025 to February 28, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights UA970

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
19 March
16:48
Chicago (ORD)
07:43
Rome (FCO)
08h 55min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
18 March
16:59
Chicago (ORD)
07:32
Rome (FCO)
08h 33min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
17 March
17:23
Chicago (ORD)
08:03
Rome (FCO)
08h 40min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - Delayed
Monday
16 March
18:08
Chicago (ORD)
09:22
Rome (FCO)
09h 14min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
15 March
16:49
Chicago (ORD)
07:21
Rome (FCO)
08h 32min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - On-time
Saturday
14 March
20:04
Chicago (ORD)
10:47
Rome (FCO)
08h 43min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - Delayed
Friday
13 March
19:39
Chicago (ORD)
10:13
Rome (FCO)
08h 34min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
12 March
17:05
Chicago (ORD)
07:41
Rome (FCO)
08h 36min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
11 March
16:41
Chicago (ORD)
07:11
Rome (FCO)
08h 30min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
10 March
16:41
Chicago (ORD)
07:06
Rome (FCO)
08h 25min
Boeing 787-10
Boeing 787-10
Landed - On-time