UA491 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA491, which currently operates between the airports of New Orleans - Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport (Airport Code MSY) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, February 09, 2026.

UA491 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

UA491 United Airlines from New Orleans

We only provide flight information for yesterday, today and tomorrow. This flight is not scheduled for this interval of time.

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines

Departure

New Orleans (MSY)
February 09, 2026
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
February 09, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC4342 - Air Canada

- CM2843 - Copa Airlines

- LH7933 - Lufthansa

- NH7557 - ANA All Nippon Airways

- NZ2684 - Air New Zealand

- SN8880 - Brussels Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA491?
The flight UA491 is currently not scheduled at Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD).

Which is the distance of flight UA491?
The distance between the two airports is 839 miles.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between New Orleans and Chicago:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2198. (On Time performance: 42 - Average Delay: 70 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA237. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3722. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4748. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA2179. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2315. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2420. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2770. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA3597. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5586. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 52 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5595. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5656. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from January 11, 2026 to February 09, 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 January 08, 2026 to February 09, 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 UA491

No flights for UA491 were scheduled in the past month. The last flight took place on Monday, February 09, 2026