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UA2480 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight LH7871 from Lufthansa (LH) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA2480. Check this page for details about flight UA2480.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA2480, which currently operates between the airports of San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, February 22, 2026.

UA2480 On Time performance:
80
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

UA2480 United Airlines to Chicago

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 41 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday February 22, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (February 23, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A321neo

Departure

San Francisco (SFO)
February 22, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Departed at:
02:11 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
D15
Scheduled Departure Time: 02:10 pm

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
February 22, 2026
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Arrived at:
09:11 pm
Terminal:
1
Gate:
C15
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:30 pm
Baggage: 11
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC3860 - Air Canada

- LH7871 - Lufthansa

- NZ9313 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA2480?
The flight UA2480 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA2480?
The distance between the two airports is 1843 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA2480?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:12 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in San Francisco: 2026-02-23 19:31:28
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-02-23 21:31:28

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between San Francisco and Chicago:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA2113. (On Time performance: 50 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2174. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 41 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2257. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2614. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA2969. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA711. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1184. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1288. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1336. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1482. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1557. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1568. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1954. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2056. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2090. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2091. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2131. (On Time performance: 49 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2227. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2278. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA488. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA729. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from February 12, 2026 to February 19, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 4 ( 80 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 20, 2025 to February 19, 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 February 02, 2025 to November 02, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights UA2480

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
22 February
02:11 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
09:11 pm
Chicago (ORD)
05h 00min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
20 February
02:00 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:27 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 27min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 February
02:12 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:35 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 23min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Monday
16 February
02:41 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:36 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 55min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Sunday
15 February
03:27 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
09:07 pm
Chicago (ORD)
03h 40min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Friday
13 February
02:04 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:30 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 26min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 February
02:04 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:44 pm
Chicago (ORD)
04h 40min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time