United Parcel Service Flight Status

About United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, based in United States, operates under the ICAO code UPS and the IATA code 5X; its radio callsign is "Ups". On this page you can follow United Parcel Service flights and find the airports it serves.

How to read a United Parcel Service flight number

Every United Parcel Service flight number starts with 5X, 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 UPS, and controllers address it as "Ups". One thing to watch: codeshares. A ticket sold by another airline can be operated by United Parcel Service 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 Parcel Service flights we tracked

Over the first 61 days of our own live tracking we logged 1055 aircraft movements operated by United Parcel Service. These figures are refreshed weekly. Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.

Routes we tracked on United Parcel Service

#RouteTracked flights
1Anchorage (ANC) → Louisville (SDF)33
2Louisville (SDF) → Anchorage (ANC)24
3Anchorage (ANC) → Hong Kong (HKG)16
4Louisville (SDF) → Oakland (OAK)15
5Anchorage (ANC) → Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX)15
6Taipei (TPE) → Anchorage (ANC)14
7New York (JFK) → Louisville (SDF)13
8Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Louisville (SDF)12
9Boston (BOS) → Louisville (SDF)11
10Louisville (SDF) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)11
11Ontario (ONT) → Louisville (SDF)11
12Louisville (SDF) → Spokane (GEG)11
13Seoul (ICN) → Anchorage (ANC)11
14Louisville (SDF) → New York (EWR)10
15Louisville (SDF) → Honolulu (HNL)10
16Barcelona (BCN) → Valencia (VLC)10
17Cologne (CGN) → Budapest (BUD)10
18Oakland (OAK) → Louisville (SDF)10
19Louisville (SDF) → Seattle (BFI)10
20Louisville (SDF) → Jebel Ali (DWC)10
21Philadelphia (PHL) → Louisville (SDF)9
22Denver (DEN) → Louisville (SDF)9
23Louisville (SDF) → Denver (DEN)9
24Hong Kong (HKG) → Anchorage (ANC)9
25Tokyo (NRT) → Louisville (SDF)8
26Louisville (SDF) → Las Vegas (LAS)8
27Louisville (SDF) → Sydney (SYD)8
28Louisville (SDF) → Minneapolis (MSP)8
29Minneapolis (MSP) → Louisville (SDF)8
30Louisville (SDF) → Ontario (ONT)7
31Los Angeles (LAX) → Louisville (SDF)7
32Honolulu (HNL) → Louisville (SDF)7
33Chicago (ORD) → Louisville (SDF)7
34Seoul (ICN) → Louisville (SDF)7
35Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) → Louisville (SDF)7
36Louisville (SDF) → Boston (BOS)6
37Osaka (KIX) → Anchorage (ANC)6
38New York (EWR) → Louisville (SDF)6
39Baltimore (BWI) → Louisville (SDF)6
40Miami (MIA) → Louisville (SDF)6
41Philadelphia (PHL) → Nottingham (EMA)6
42Reno (RNO) → Louisville (SDF)6
43Portland (PDX) → Louisville (SDF)6
44San Juan (SJU) → Louisville (SDF)6
45Des Moines (DSM) → Louisville (SDF)6
46Austin (AUS) → Louisville (SDF)6
47New York (JFK) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)5
48Louisville (SDF) → Pittsburgh (PIT)5
49Louisville (SDF) → Philadelphia (PHL)5
50Washington (IAD) → Louisville (SDF)5
51Atlanta (ATL) → Louisville (SDF)5
52Louisville (SDF) → Atlanta (ATL)5
53Nottingham (EMA) → Philadelphia (PHL)5
54Cologne (CGN) → Dublin (DUB)5
55Louisville (SDF) → San Diego (SAN)5
56Las Vegas (LAS) → Louisville (SDF)5
57Kowloon City, Kowloon (HKG) → Cologne (CGN)5
58Louisville (SDF) → San Juan (SJU)5
59Calgary (YYC) → Louisville (SDF)5
60Ontario (ONT) → Boston (BOS)5
61Billings (BIL) → Louisville (SDF)5
62Louisville (SDF) → Portland (PDX)5
63Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Louisville (SDF)5
64Denver (DEN) → Ontario (ONT)5
65Albuquerque (ABQ) → Ontario (ONT)5
66Phoenix (PHX) → Louisville (SDF)5
67Boston (BOS) → Philadelphia (PHL)4
68Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Osaka (KIX)4
69Louisville (SDF) → New York (JFK)4
70Norfolk (ORF) → Philadelphia (PHL)4
71Charlotte (CLT) → Louisville (SDF)4
72St Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) → Philadelphia (PHL)4
73Cologne (CGN) → Louisville (SDF)4
74Cologne (CGN) → Venice (VCE)4
75Louisville (SDF) → San Antonio (SAT)4
76Baltimore (BWI) → Philadelphia (PHL)4
77Richmond (RIC) → Columbia (CAE)4
78Prague (PRG) → Cologne (CGN)4
79San Antonio (SAT) → Guadalajara (GDL)4
80Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → San Antonio (SAT)4
81Houston (IAH) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)4
82Louisville (SDF) → Los Angeles (LAX)4
83San Diego (SAN) → Louisville (SDF)4
84Honolulu (HNL) → Ontario (ONT)4
85Louisville (SDF) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)4
86Louisville (SDF) → Chicago (ORD)4
87New Orleans (MSY) → Louisville (SDF)4
88Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)4
89Denver (DEN) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)4
90Albuquerque (ABQ) → Denver (DEN)4
91Charlotte (CLT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)4
92Ontario (ONT) → Oakland (OAK)4
93Denver (DEN) → Las Vegas (LAS)4
94Manchester (MHT) → Louisville (SDF)3
95New York (EWR) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)3
96Louisville (SDF) → Buffalo (BUF)3
97Philadelphia (PHL) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)3
98Louisville (SDF) → Washington (IAD)3
99Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX) → Osaka (KIX)3
100Philadelphia (PHL) → Charlotte (CLT)3
101Atlanta (ATL) → Philadelphia (PHL)3
102Louisville (SDF) → Miami (MIA)3
103Philadelphia (PHL) → West Palm Beach (PBI)3
104Louisville (SDF) → Fort Wayne (FWA)3
105Philadelphia (PHL) → New York (EWR)3
106Philadelphia (PHL) → Paris (CDG)3
107Cologne (CGN) → Madrid (MAD)3
108Madrid (MAD) → Madrid (MAD)3
109Rome (CIA) → Cologne (CGN)3
110Louisville (SDF) → Billings (BIL)3
111Phoenix (PHX) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)3
112Vienna (VIE) → Cologne (CGN)3
113Louisville (SDF) → Phoenix (PHX)3
114Honolulu (HNL) → San Bernardino (SBD)3
115Seattle (BFI) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)3
116Louisville (SDF) → Austin (AUS)3
117Reno (RNO) → Ontario (ONT)3
118Louisville (SDF) → Sioux Falls (FSD)3
119Omaha (OMA) → Louisville (SDF)3
120New York (EWR) → New York (JFK)3
121Cedar Rapids (CID) → Des Moines (DSM)3
122Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Philadelphia (PHL)3
123Ontario (ONT) → Chicago (ORD)3
124Chicago (ORD) → Ontario (ONT)3
125Louisville (SDF) → Houston (IAH)3
126San Antonio (SAT) → Louisville (SDF)3
127Louisville (SDF) → Albuquerque (ABQ)3
128Albuquerque (ABQ) → Louisville (SDF)3
129Ontario (ONT) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)3
130Louisville (SDF) → Oklahoma City (OKC)3
131San Antonio (SAT) → Laredo (LRD)3
132Anchorage (ANC) → Ontario (ONT)3
133Louisville (SDF) → Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG)3
134San Antonio (SAT) → Phoenix (PHX)3
135Manchester (MHT) → Greer (GSP)3
136Sacramento (MHR) → Los Angeles (LAX)3
137Hartford (BDL) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)2
138Louisville (SDF) → Manchester (MHT)2
139Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → New York (JFK)2
140Columbus (LCK) → Louisville (SDF)2
141Philadelphia (PHL) → Pittsburgh (PIT)2
142Osaka (KIX) → Kitakyushu (KKJ)2
143Philadelphia (PHL) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)2
144Charlotte (CLT) → Philadelphia (PHL)2
145Providence (PVD) → Louisville (SDF)2
146Atlanta (ATL) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)2
147Philadelphia (PHL) → Atlanta (ATL)2
148Jacksonville (JAX) → Fort Myers (RSW)2
149Orlando (MCO) → Philadelphia (PHL)2
150Louisville (SDF) → Fort Myers (RSW)2
151Sydney (SYD) → Mabalacat (CRK)2
152Memphis (MEM) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)2
153Cleveland (CLE) → Louisville (SDF)2
154Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX) → Bangkok (BKK)2
155Detroit (DTW) → Louisville (SDF)2
156Louisville (SDF) → Detroit (DTW)2
157Cologne (CGN) → Philadelphia (PHL)2
158Louisville (SDF) → Cologne (CGN)2
159Ontario (ONT) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)2
160Atlanta (ATL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)2
161Cologne (CGN) → Nottingham (EMA)2
162Ontario (ONT) → Orlando (MCO)2
163Oakland (OAK) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)2
164Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST) → Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST)2
165San Antonio (SAT) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)2
166Cologne (CGN) → Stockholm (ARN)2
167Salt Lake City (SLC) → Ontario (ONT)2
168Louisville (SDF) → Salt Lake City (SLC)2
169Malmö (MMX) → Oslo (OSL)2
170Ontario (ONT) → Honolulu (HNL)2
171Stockholm (ARN) → Helsinki (HEL)2
172Seattle (BFI) → Portland (PDX)2
173Spokane (GEG) → Louisville (SDF)2
174Sydney (SYD) → Hong Kong (HKG)2
175Honolulu (HNL) → Sydney (SYD)2
176London (STN) → Taipei (TPE)2
177Cedar Rapids (CID) → Louisville (SDF)2
178Greensboro (GSO) → Charlotte (CLT)2
179Greensboro (GSO) → Louisville (SDF)2
180Tampa (TPA) → Louisville (SDF)2
181Louisville (SDF) → Tampa (TPA)2
182Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago (ORD)2
183Louisville (SDF) → Kansas City (MCI)2
184Oklahoma City (OKC) → Louisville (SDF)2
185Lubbock (LBB) → Louisville (SDF)2
186Sacramento (MHR) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)2
187Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Phoenix (PHX)2
188Sacramento (MHR) → Ontario (ONT)2
189Spokane (GEG) → Seattle (BFI)2
190Chicago (ORD) → Philadelphia (PHL)2
191Philadelphia (PHL) → Chicago (ORD)2
192Louisville (SDF) → Tulsa (TUL)2
193San Antonio (SAT) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)2
194Fargo (FAR) → Louisville (SDF)2
195Lubbock (LBB) → Phoenix (PHX)2
196Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Denver (DEN)2
197Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX) → Cologne (CGN)2
198San Jose (SJC) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)2
199Ontario (ONT) → Reno (RNO)2
200Oakland (OAK) → Ontario (ONT)2
201Portland (PDX) → Springfield (SGF)2
202Ontario (ONT) → Spokane (GEG)2
203Louisville (SDF) → Syracuse (SYR)2
204Spokane (GEG) → Ontario (ONT)2
205Manchester (MHT) → Philadelphia (PHL)1
206Philadelphia (PHL) → Manchester (MHT)1
207Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → New York (EWR)1
208Seoul (ICN) → Tianjin (TSN)1
209Louisville (SDF) → Tokyo (NRT)1
210Louisville (SDF) → Albany (ALB)1
211Syracuse (SYR) → Philadelphia (PHL)1
212Philadelphia (PHL) → Buffalo (BUF)1
213Pittsburgh (PIT) → Philadelphia (PHL)1
214Harrisburg (MDT) → Louisville (SDF)1
215Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX) → Tokyo (NRT)1
216Louisville (SDF) → Baltimore (BWI)1
217Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Baltimore (BWI)1
218Richmond (RIC) → Louisville (SDF)1
219Fort Myers (RSW) → Huntsville (HSV)1
220Raleigh/Durham (RDU) → Louisville (SDF)1
221Louisville (SDF) → Raleigh/Durham (RDU)1
222Louisville (SDF) → Charlotte (CLT)1
223Columbia (CAE) → Louisville (SDF)1
224Jacksonville (JAX) → Louisville (SDF)1
225Philadelphia (PHL) → Orlando (MCO)1
226Philadelphia (PHL) → Jacksonville (JAX)1
227Birmingham (BHM) → Louisville (SDF)1
228Louisville (SDF) → Huntsville (HSV)1
229Albany (ABY) → Louisville (SDF)1
230Louisville (SDF) → Knoxville (TYS)1
231Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX) → Sydney (SYD)1
232Memphis (MEM) → Louisville (SDF)1
233Jackson (JAN) → Louisville (SDF)1
234Louisville (SDF) → Jackson (JAN)1
235Cologne (CGN) → Bangkok (BKK)1
236Louisville (SDF) → Cleveland (CLE)1
237Louisville (SDF) → Columbus (LCK)1
238Philadelphia (PHL) → Cleveland (CLE)1
239Phoenix (PHX) → Ontario (ONT)1
240New Delhi (DEL) → Cologne (CGN)1
241Ramstein (RMS) → Louisville (SDF)1
242Cologne (CGN) → Bangalore (BLR)1
243Hong Kong (HKG) → Cologne (CGN)1
244Honolulu (HNL) → Hong Kong (HKG)1
245Philadelphia (PHL) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)1
246Ontario (ONT) → New York (EWR)1
247Sharjah (SHJ) → Cologne (CGN)1
248Manchester (MHT) → Buffalo (BUF)1
249Philadelphia (PHL) → Ontario (ONT)1
250Chicago (ORD) → Hong Kong (HKG)1
251Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Orlando (MCO)1
252Ontario (ONT) → Fort Lauderdale (FLL)1
253Orlando (MCO) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)1
254Cologne (CGN) → London (STN)1
255London (STN) → Louisville (SDF)1
256Kailua-Kona (KOA) → Kahului (OGG)1
257Louisville (SDF) → Fargo (FAR)1
258Cologne (CGN) → Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST)1
259Cologne (CGN) → Warsaw (WAW)1
260Louisville (SDF) → Boise (BOI)1
261Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Albuquerque (ABQ)1
262Cologne (CGN) → Helsinki (HEL)1
263Des Moines (DSM) → Burbank (BUR)1
264Los Angeles (LAX) → Orlando (MCO)1
265Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Jose (SJC)1
266Oakland (OAK) → Philadelphia (PHL)1
267Philadelphia (PHL) → Oakland (OAK)1
268Portland (PDX) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)1
269Sydney (SYD) → Singapore (SIN)1
270Santo Domingo (SDQ) → Miami (MIA)1
271Pittsburgh (PIT) → Louisville (SDF)1
272Louisville (SDF) → Richmond (RIC)1
273Louisville (SDF) → Orlando (MCO)1
274Ontario (ONT) → Tampa (TPA)1
275Louisville (SDF) → Jacksonville (JAX)1
276Tampa (TPA) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)1
277Orlando (MCO) → Louisville (SDF)1
278Pensacola (PNS) → Louisville (SDF)1
279Taipei (TPE) → Hong Kong (HKG)1
280Louisville (SDF) → Lansing (LAN)1
281Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)1
282Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Minneapolis (MSP)1
283Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Chicago (ORD)1
284Louisville (SDF) → Omaha (OMA)1
285Houston (IAH) → Louisville (SDF)1
286San Antonio (SAT) → Houston (IAH)1
287Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Antonio (SAT)1
288Boise (BOI) → Louisville (SDF)1
289Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Ontario (ONT)1
290Ontario (ONT) → Philadelphia (PHL)1
291Louisville (SDF) → Sacramento (MHR)1
292Sacramento (MHR) → Louisville (SDF)1
293Springfield (SGF) → Louisville (SDF)1
294Louisville (SDF) → New Orleans (MSY)1
295Lafayette (LFT) → Louisville (SDF)1
296Louisville (SDF) → Lafayette (LFT)1
297Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)1
298Houston (IAH) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)1
299Chicago/Rockford (RFD) → Houston (IAH)1
300New Orleans (MSY) → Chicago/Rockford (RFD)1

Top 10 United Parcel Service flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1UPS72Anchorage (ANC) → Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX)13
2UPS62Anchorage (ANC) → Hong Kong (HKG)12
3UPS64Louisville (SDF) → Anchorage (ANC)12
4UPS274Cologne (CGN) → Budapest (BUD)10
5UPS63Anchorage (ANC) → Louisville (SDF)10
6UPS67Anchorage (ANC) → Louisville (SDF)10
7UPS76Louisville (SDF) → Jebel Ali (DWC)10
8UPS59Hong Kong (HKG) → Anchorage (ANC)9
9UPS61Taipei (TPE) → Anchorage (ANC)9
10UPS99Seoul (ICN) → Anchorage (ANC)9

Frequently asked questions about United Parcel Service

Where is my United Parcel Service flight right now?

Search the flight number (5X 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 Parcel Service 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 5X and UPS mean on United Parcel Service flights?

They are two prefixes for the same airline. 5X is the IATA code you see on tickets; UPS is the ICAO code used in flight plans and by air traffic control.

Does United Parcel Service operate flights for other airlines?

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