Schedule: a typical summer Saturday (the flights of Jul 25, 2026), re-dated. Real flights replace these once airlines file their FAA flight plans, usually about a day ahead.

UNITED · FLIGHT UA 1856 SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 3 Today

UA 1856 · DSM → ORD

departs 6:00 AM CT · arrives 7:40 AM CT

Forecast issued Sat 7:00 PM ET · 12h after departure

UA 1856 isn’t flying DSM → ORD today

This listing came from a typical schedule. According to the FAA, UA 1856 flies these legs today:

ORD → EWR · 11:26 AM · scheduled
ORD → EWR · 11:36 AM · landed