About United Airlines

United Airlines, based in United States, operates under the ICAO code UAL and the IATA code UA; its radio callsign is "United". On this page you can follow United Airlines flights and find the airports it serves.

How to read a United Airlines flight number

Every United Airlines flight number starts with UA, followed by up to four digits: that is the number on your booking confirmation and boarding pass. In flight plans the same flight carries the ICAO prefix UAL, and controllers address it as "United". One thing to watch: codeshares. A ticket sold by another airline can be operated by United Airlines and vice versa; live tracking follows the operating carrier's number, so if your search comes up empty, check the "operated by" line on your booking.

United Airlines flights we tracked

Over the first 26 days of our own live tracking we logged 5425 aircraft movements operated by United Airlines. These figures are refreshed weekly. Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.

Routes we tracked on United Airlines

#RouteTracked flights
1Houston (IAH) → San Francisco (SFO)69
2New York (EWR) → San Francisco (SFO)69
3Orlando (MCO) → New York (EWR)60
4Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → New York (EWR)59
5Denver (DEN) → San Francisco (SFO)55
6Los Angeles (LAX) → San Francisco (SFO)53
7Denver (DEN) → New York (EWR)49
8Washington (IAD) → New York (EWR)46
9San Francisco (SFO) → Denver (DEN)46
10New York (EWR) → Atlanta (ATL)45
11San Diego (SAN) → San Francisco (SFO)45
12Houston (IAH) → New York (EWR)44
13Las Vegas (LAS) → San Francisco (SFO)44
14Miami (MIA) → New York (EWR)42
15Philadelphia (PHL) → Chicago (ORD)41
16Los Angeles (LAX) → New York (EWR)39
17West Palm Beach (PBI) → New York (EWR)39
18New York (EWR) → Houston (IAH)38
19Chicago (ORD) → New York (EWR)38
20San Francisco (SFO) → Houston (IAH)38
21Fort Myers (RSW) → New York (EWR)38
22Boston (BOS) → New York (EWR)37
23Boston (BOS) → Chicago (ORD)36
24Chicago (ORD) → San Francisco (SFO)36
25New York (EWR) → West Palm Beach (PBI)36
26New York (EWR) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)35
27Portland (PDX) → San Francisco (SFO)35
28Washington (IAD) → San Francisco (SFO)33
29San Francisco (SFO) → Los Angeles (LAX)27
30New York (EWR) → Tampa (TPA)27
31Chicago (ORD) → Boston (BOS)27
32New York (EWR) → Fort Myers (RSW)27
33Boston (BOS) → Houston (IAH)27
34New York (EWR) → Chicago (ORD)26
35Houston (IAH) → New York (LGA)26
36Seattle (SEA) → San Francisco (SFO)25
37San Francisco (SFO) → Chicago (ORD)25
38Tampa (TPA) → New York (EWR)25
39London (LHR) → New York (EWR)25
40Washington (IAD) → Boston (BOS)25
41Denver (DEN) → Boston (BOS)24
42New York (EWR) → Orlando (MCO)23
43Las Vegas (LAS) → New York (EWR)23
44San Francisco (SFO) → New York (EWR)23
45New York (EWR) → New Orleans (MSY)23
46New York (EWR) → London (LHR)23
47Chicago (ORD) → New York (LGA)23
48Burbank (BUR) → San Francisco (SFO)23
49San Francisco (SFO) → Boston (BOS)22
50New York (EWR) → Denver (DEN)22
51Boston (BOS) → San Francisco (SFO)22
52New York (LGA) → Denver (DEN)22
53Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → New York (EWR)21
54Denver (DEN) → New York (LGA)21
55Hagåtña, Guam International Airport (GUM) → San Francisco (SFO)21
56Kahului (OGG) → San Francisco (SFO)20
57Denver (DEN) → Las Vegas (LAS)20
58Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → New York (EWR)19
59New York (EWR) → Jacksonville (JAX)19
60Reno (RNO) → San Francisco (SFO)19
61San Francisco (SFO) → Las Vegas (LAS)19
62Kailua-Kona (KOA) → San Francisco (SFO)19
63Chicago (ORD) → Philadelphia (PHL)19
64New York (EWR) → Boston (BOS)18
65Denver (DEN) → Austin (AUS)18
66New York (EWR) → Charleston (CHS)18
67Phoenix (PHX) → New York (EWR)18
68Houston (IAH) → Philadelphia (PHL)18
69Charleston (CHS) → New York (EWR)18
70Los Angeles (LAX) → Chicago (ORD)18
71Phoenix (PHX) → San Francisco (SFO)17
72San Diego (SAN) → New York (EWR)17
73San Jose (SJC) → Denver (DEN)17
74New York (EWR) → Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ)17
75Atlanta (ATL) → New York (EWR)17
76New York (EWR) → Las Vegas (LAS)17
77Jacksonville (JAX) → New York (EWR)17
78Nashville (BNA) → New York (EWR)17
79Chicago (ORD) → Las Vegas (LAS)17
80New York (EWR) → San Antonio (SAT)17
81San Francisco (SFO) → San Diego (SAN)17
82Charlotte (CLT) → New York (EWR)17
83New York (EWR) → Miami (MIA)16
84Houston (IAH) → Boston (BOS)16
85Vancouver (YVR) → San Francisco (SFO)16
86San Francisco (SFO) → Nashville (BNA)16
87Philadelphia (PHL) → Houston (IAH)16
88San Francisco (SFO) → Austin (AUS)16
89Denver (DEN) → Houston (IAH)16
90Austin (AUS) → New York (EWR)16
91Chicago (ORD) → Madison (MSN)15
92Honolulu (HNL) → San Francisco (SFO)15
93New York (EWR) → Los Angeles (LAX)15
94New York (LGA) → Houston (IAH)15
95Santa Ana (SNA) → New York (EWR)15
96Denver (DEN) → Chicago (ORD)15
97New Orleans (MSY) → San Francisco (SFO)15
98New York (LGA) → Chicago (ORD)15
99Chicago (ORD) → Albany (ALB)14
100Denver (DEN) → Tampa (TPA)14
101Los Angeles (LAX) → Washington (IAD)14
102Houston (IAH) → Columbus (CMH)14
103Washington (IAD) → Denver (DEN)14
104Denver (DEN) → London (LHR)14
105San Francisco (SFO) → Honolulu (HNL)13
106Denver (DEN) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
107San Francisco (SFO) → Reno (RNO)13
108Washington (IAD) → Hartford (BDL)13
109New York (EWR) → Austin (AUS)13
110New York (EWR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)13
111Cleveland (CLE) → Denver (DEN)13
112Boston (BOS) → Denver (DEN)12
113Detroit (DTW) → Chicago (ORD)12
114San Francisco (SFO) → New Orleans (MSY)12
115Austin (AUS) → San Francisco (SFO)12
116San Francisco (SFO) → Phoenix (PHX)12
117Chicago (ORD) → Phoenix (PHX)12
118San Diego (SAN) → Chicago (ORD)12
119Nashville (BNA) → Washington (IAD)12
120Frankfurt am Main (FRA) → San Francisco (SFO)12
121Myrtle Beach (MYR) → New York (EWR)11
122Boston (BOS) → Washington (IAD)11
123Houston (IAH) → New Orleans (MSY)11
124New York (EWR) → Charlotte (CLT)11
125Eugene (EUG) → San Francisco (SFO)11
126Washington (IAD) → London (LHR)11
127Ontario (ONT) → San Francisco (SFO)11
128San Francisco (SFO) → Mexico City (MEX)11
129New York (EWR) → Nashville (BNA)11
130New York (EWR) → Savannah (SAV)11
131San Francisco (SFO) → Portland (PDX)11
132Las Vegas (LAS) → Houston (IAH)11
133Redmond (RDM) → San Francisco (SFO)11
134San Diego (SAN) → Washington (IAD)11
135Medford (MFR) → San Francisco (SFO)11
136Denver (DEN) → Syracuse (SYR)11
137San Francisco (SFO) → New York (JFK)11
138San Francisco (SFO) → London (LHR)11
139New York (EWR) → Edinburgh (EDI)10
140Denver (DEN) → Kansas City (MCI)10
141New York (EWR) → Phoenix (PHX)10
142Hartford (BDL) → Washington (IAD)10
143Minneapolis (MSP) → New York (EWR)10
144Washington (IAD) → Los Angeles (LAX)10
145New Orleans (MSY) → New York (EWR)10
146Orlando (MCO) → San Francisco (SFO)10
147Chicago (ORD) → Houston (IAH)10
148San Jose (SJC) → Houston (IAH)10
149Hong Kong (HKG) → San Francisco (SFO)10
150Denver (DEN) → Albuquerque (ABQ)10
151London (LHR) → San Francisco (SFO)10
152Cancún (CUN) → New York (EWR)9
153New York (EWR) → Minneapolis (MSP)9
154Los Angeles (LAX) → Honolulu (HNL)9
155New York (EWR) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)9
156New York (EWR) → Tokyo (HND)9
157Santa Ana (SNA) → Houston (IAH)9
158Washington (IAD) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)9
159Bozeman (BZN) → New York (EWR)9
160Chicago (ORD) → Columbus (CMH)9
161Tampa (TPA) → San Francisco (SFO)9
162San Diego (SAN) → Denver (DEN)9
163San Francisco (SFO) → Washington (IAD)9
164San Francisco (SFO) → Orlando (MCO)9
165Houston (IAH) → San Antonio (SAT)9
166San Francisco (SFO) → Seoul (ICN)9
167New York (EWR) → Paris (CDG)9
168New York (EWR) → Lisbon (LIS)9
169Denver (DEN) → Los Angeles (LAX)8
170Los Angeles (LAX) → Denver (DEN)8
171Washington (DCA) → Chicago (ORD)8
172New York (EWR) → Mexico City (MEX)8
173Hartford (BDL) → Chicago (ORD)8
174Portland (PDX) → New York (EWR)8
175San Antonio (SAT) → San Francisco (SFO)8
176Denver (DEN) → Philadelphia (PHL)8
177Charlotte (CLT) → Chicago (ORD)8
178Chicago (ORD) → Denver (DEN)8
179Punta Cana (PUJ) → Chicago (ORD)8
180Santa Barbara (SBA) → San Francisco (SFO)8
181Seattle (SEA) → Chicago (ORD)8
182Charlotte Amalie (STT) → New York (EWR)8
183Las Vegas (LAS) → Chicago (ORD)8
184Chicago (ORD) → Orlando (MCO)8
185Orlando (MCO) → Chicago (ORD)8
186San Francisco (SFO) → Vancouver (YVR)8
187Chicago (ORD) → Los Angeles (LAX)8
188Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) → New York (EWR)8
189Washington (IAD) → Portland (PDX)8
190New York (EWR) → Honolulu (HNL)8
191Denver (DEN) → Tucson (TUS)8
192San Francisco (SFO) → Frankfurt am Main (FRA)8
193New York (EWR) → Amsterdam (AMS)8
194Chicago (ORD) → New Delhi (DEL)8
195Mexico City (MEX) → San Francisco (SFO)8
196Los Angeles (LAX) → Houston (IAH)8
197West Palm Beach (PBI) → Chicago (ORD)8
198San Francisco (SFO) → Singapore (SIN)7
199Edinburgh (EDI) → New York (EWR)7
200Chicago (ORD) → Kansas City (MCI)7
201San Francisco (SFO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)7
202Washington (IAD) → Dublin (DUB)7
203Madison (MSN) → Chicago (ORD)7
204San Francisco (SFO) → Kahului (OGG)7
205Denver (DEN) → Baltimore (BWI)7
206Jackson (JAC) → Denver (DEN)7
207Los Angeles (LAX) → Hong Kong (HKG)7
208Houston (IAH) → Los Angeles (LAX)7
209Charlotte (CLT) → Houston (IAH)7
210Jacksonville (JAX) → Chicago (ORD)7
211San Francisco (SFO) → Cleveland (CLE)7
212Houston (IAH) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)7
213New York (EWR) → Myrtle Beach (MYR)7
214Chicago (ORD) → San Antonio (SAT)7
215Chicago (ORD) → Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)7
216Los Angeles (LAX) → Boston (BOS)7
217Portland (PDX) → Denver (DEN)7
218Honolulu (HNL) → Chicago (ORD)7
219Denver (DEN) → Minneapolis (MSP)7
220Rochester (ROC) → New York (EWR)7
221Albuquerque (ABQ) → San Francisco (SFO)7
222New York (EWR) → Rome (FCO)7
223San Francisco (SFO) → Miami (MIA)7
224New York (EWR) → Nápoli (NAP)7
225New York (EWR) → Cancún (CUN)6
226Denver (DEN) → San Jose (SJC)6
227Washington (IAD) → Sacramento (SMF)6
228Denver (DEN) → Cleveland (CLE)6
229New York (EWR) → Anchorage (ANC)6
230New York (EWR) → Santiago (STI)6
231New York (EWR) → San Juan (SJU)6
232Washington (IAD) → San Antonio (SAT)6
233Cleveland (CLE) → San Francisco (SFO)6
234Los Angeles (LAX) → Austin (AUS)6
235New York (EWR) → Venice (VCE)6
236Philadelphia (PHL) → Denver (DEN)6
237Las Vegas (LAS) → Los Angeles (LAX)6
238San Francisco (SFO) → Kailua-Kona (KOA)6
239Chicago (ORD) → Calgary (YYC)6
240San Francisco (SFO) → Munich (MUC)6
241Las Vegas (LAS) → Washington (IAD)6
242Los Angeles (LAX) → Seattle (SEA)6
243Denver (DEN) → Santa Barbara (SBA)6
244Salt Lake City (SLC) → San Francisco (SFO)6
245New Orleans (MSY) → Chicago (ORD)6
246Dublin (DUB) → New York (EWR)6
247San Francisco (SFO) → Santa Ana (SNA)6
248Chicago (ORD) → San Diego (SAN)6
249Los Angeles (LAX) → London (LHR)6
250Santiago (STI) → New York (EWR)6
251Washington (DCA) → Houston (IAH)6
252Washington (IAD) → Philadelphia (PHL)6
253Tokyo (NRT) → San Francisco (SFO)6
254Austin (AUS) → Washington (IAD)6
255San Francisco (SFO) → Melbourne (MEL)6
256Chicago (ORD) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)6
257Charleston (CHS) → Denver (DEN)6
258San Francisco (SFO) → Sydney (SYD)6
259London (LHR) → Chicago (ORD)6
260San Francisco (SFO) → Amsterdam (AMS)6
261New York (EWR) → Tocumen (PTY)5
262San Antonio (SAT) → New York (EWR)5
263Denver (DEN) → Washington (IAD)5
264Atlanta (ATL) → Chicago (ORD)5
265San Francisco (SFO) → Cancún (CUN)5
266Bozeman (BZN) → San Francisco (SFO)5
267San Jose (SJC) → Chicago (ORD)5
268San Francisco (SFO) → Puerto Vallarta (PVR)5
269Phoenix (PHX) → Washington (IAD)5
270Santa Ana (SNA) → Chicago (ORD)5
271New York (EWR) → Portland (PDX)5
272Chicago (ORD) → Pittsburgh (PIT)5
273Columbus (CMH) → Denver (DEN)5
274Denver (DEN) → Cincinnati / Covington (CVG)5
275Chicago (ORD) → Austin (AUS)5
276New York (EWR) → San Salvador (San Luis Talpa) (SAL)5
277Mérida (MID) → Houston (IAH)5
278New York (EWR) → Nassau (NAS)5
279New York (EWR) → Santo Domingo (SDQ)5
280Washington (IAD) → Phoenix (PHX)5
281New York (EWR) → Punta Cana (PUJ)5
282Chicago (ORD) → Cancún (CUN)5
283Chicago (ORD) → Richmond (RIC)5
284Kailua-Kona (KOA) → Denver (DEN)5
285Pittsburgh (PIT) → Denver (DEN)5
286Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → San Francisco (SFO)5
287Houston (IAH) → Guatemala City (GUA)5
288Houston (IAH) → Las Vegas (LAS)5
289Singapore (SIN) → San Francisco (SFO)5
290Houston (IAH) → Bozeman (BZN)5
291New York (EWR) → San Diego (SAN)5
292Cape Town (CPT) → Washington (IAD)5
293Denver (DEN) → Orlando (MCO)5
294Washington (IAD) → Orlando (MCO)5
295Seattle (SEA) → Washington (IAD)5
296Houston (IAH) → Atlanta (ATL)5
297Fort Myers (RSW) → Chicago (ORD)5
298Chicago (ORD) → Portland (PDX)5
299Philadelphia (PHL) → San Francisco (SFO)5
300New York (EWR) → Nice (NCE)5

Top 10 United Airlines flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1UAL574Las Vegas (LAS) → San Francisco (SFO)13
2UAL1340Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → New York (EWR)11
3UAL1655Nashville (BNA) → New York (EWR)11
4UAL444Nashville (BNA) → Washington (IAD)11
5UAL1343New York (EWR) → Tampa (TPA)10
6UAL1372San Francisco (SFO) → Las Vegas (LAS)10
7UAL1613New York (EWR) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)10
8UAL1708Orlando (MCO) → New York (EWR)10
9UAL2131West Palm Beach (PBI) → New York (EWR)10
10UAL2356Burbank (BUR) → San Francisco (SFO)10

Frequently asked questions about United Airlines

Where is my United Airlines flight right now?

Search the flight number (UA plus digits) in the search box on this page. If the aircraft is airborne within receiver coverage, you will see its live status; before departure you will see the route.

Is my United Airlines flight delayed or cancelled?

Check the flight number on this page for live status, but for rebooking, gate changes and cancellations the airline itself remains the authoritative source.

What do UA and UAL mean on United Airlines flights?

They are two prefixes for the same airline. UA is the IATA code you see on tickets; UAL is the ICAO code used in flight plans and by air traffic control.

Does United Airlines operate flights for other airlines?

Codeshare agreements mean a flight sold under another carrier's number may be operated by United Airlines, and the reverse. Live tracking always follows the operating carrier's flight number; check the "operated by" line on your booking.