UA2649 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA2649, which currently operates between the airports of Santa Ana - John Wayne Airport (Airport Code SNA) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, January 12, 2026.

UA2649 On Time performance:
91
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

UA2649 United Airlines from Santa Ana

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Monday January 12, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 13, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

Santa Ana (SNA)
January 12, 2026
John Wayne Airport
Departed at:
06:42 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
11
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:45 am

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
January 12, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:57 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C25
Scheduled Arrival Time: 01:04 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:

- AC5171 - Air Canada

- SN8878 - Brussels Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA2649?
The flight UA2649 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA2649?
The distance between the two airports is 1722 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA2649?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:19 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:12 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 Santa Ana: 2026-01-12 09:00:24
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-01-12 11:00:24

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Santa Ana and Chicago:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2212. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2285. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2590. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1383. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1398. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1485. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2362. (On Time performance: 48 - Average Delay: 47 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 October 04, 2025 to December 17, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 64
On Time: 58 ( 91 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 13 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 04, 2025 to December 17, 2025. 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 January 05, 2025 to December 17, 2025. 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 UA2649

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
10 January
06:40 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
01:01 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 21min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 January
06:42 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
12:45 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 03min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
08 January
06:38 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
12:30 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 52min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
06:36 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
12:40 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 04min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 January
06:40 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
12:28 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 48min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
17 December
06:36 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
01:01 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 25min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
16 December
06:41 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
12:58 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 17min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 December
06:43 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
12:56 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 13min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 December
06:36 am
Santa Ana (SNA)
12:55 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 19min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time