Schedule: a typical Thursday (the flights of Jul 30, 2026, re-dated). Real flights replace these once the FAA publishes them, usually about a day ahead.

UNITED · FLIGHT UA 2040 SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 1 Tomorrow

UA 2040 · BOS → ORD

departs 5:00 PM ET · arrives 7:00 PM CT

Forecast issued Wed 12:00 PM ET · 29h before departure

Arrive at ORD more than 15 minutes late?

68% chance · ±13 pts +5 pts · 24h

HOW SURE WE ARE Moderate. The odds now blend history with early weather forecasts.

How late will it get to ORD?

On time or early
31%
15–30 min late
9%
30 min–1 hour late
29%
1–2 hours late
12%
Over 2 hours late
18%
Cancelled
2%

Gate arrival compared with the scheduled arrival. The ranges add up to 100%.

What’s moving the odds

↑ Cloud base down to 500 ft, visibility down to 2 mi, 0.7 in of rain forecast at ORD that day

↑ Arrivals into ORD at that hour are often late

↑ 5pm departures from BOS are often late

↓ Other factors

↓ Thursdays in October are usually quieter than average

Weather at each end

BOS (origin) Gusts16 kt Ceilingnone (clear) Visibility8 mi Precipnone

ORD (destination) Gusts14 kt Ceiling500 ft Visibility2 mi Precip0.74 in

How this resolves

Yes if the gate arrival is more than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival. Cancelled or diverted flights resolve N/A.

Every question here is display only — there is no betting or money involved. Gate times come from the airline; a cancellation resolves only the “Cancelled?” question, and a diversion voids the delay questions.

UA 2040 · BOS → ORD

Odds over time

How late will it get to ORD?