United Airlines· Callsign UAL2497

UA2497 from Chicago to Boston, tracked live

United Airlines's domestic Chicago-Boston service, 1,391 km east - tracked live here.

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ORD
Chicago
O'Hare International Airport
1,391 km · 864 mi
Non-stop
BOS
Boston
Boston Logan International Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A321
typical equipment
Distance
1,391 km
751 nautical miles
Heading
83°
tracks east
Clock change
+1 h
on arrival
Range used
23%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#257
of 311 tracked routes

Follow UA2497 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

UA2497 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

UA2497 at a glance

  • The trip: 1,391 km (864 miles) from Chicago to Boston, flying east.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 1 hour forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A321. This route uses about 23% of how far it can fly.

UA2497 route overview: ORD to BOS

UA2497 distance and great-circle path

UA2497 covers 1,391 km, or 864 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 311 routes we track, it ranks 257 by distance.

Both ends of this route are in United States. It is 1,391 km of domestic flying east, from Chicago to Boston. Watches move 1 hour forward between the two gates.

Our guide explains how the ORD-BOS route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A321 comfortably fly UA2497?

Not at all. At roughly 23% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A321. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321.

What to know about UA2497

  • Time change: you land 1 hour ahead of the time you left.

What we know about UA2497

What flying ORD to BOS takes

It is a short-haul sector, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. United Airlines needs a narrowbody such as an A320 or 737 family aircraft: comfortably inside single-aisle range with fuel to spare for a diversion. In daylight the sun sits on the right (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign UAL2497 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 16 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-10-04. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

UA2497 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of UA2497 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-04. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was ORD-BOS (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 409 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-04 ORD → BOS 16:55 UTC 23:44 UTC 6h 49m
2026-10-03 ORD → BOS 17:18 UTC 23:30 UTC 6h 12m
2026-10-02 ORD → BOS 00:09 UTC 23:22 UTC 23h 13m
2026-10-01 ORD → BOS 00:02 UTC 01:14 UTC 1h 12m
2026-09-30 ORD → BOS 17:07 UTC 23:59 UTC 6h 52m
2026-09-29 ORD → BOS 16:54 UTC 23:28 UTC 6h 34m
2026-09-28 ORD → BOS 00:00 UTC 22:38 UTC 22h 38m

“First/last tracked” are when UA2497 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on UA2497

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including United Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

ORD O'Hare International Airport Chicago, United States · live radar →
BOS Boston Logan International Airport Boston, United States · live radar →
A321 Airbus A321 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does UA2497 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A321-200, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown1,391 km
AircraftAirbus A321
Fuel burn rate3.61 kg per km
Fuel burned5,022 kg
CO2, whole flight15.9 tonnes
Seats, typical layout185
Passengers carried154 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger103 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 103 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy163 seats, 135 flown
85 kg CO2 per seat
Business22 seats, 18 flown
246 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, UA2497 emits what 264 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 606 km, or 2,944 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 0 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 1,391 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put UA2497 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to UA2497

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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UA2497 frequently asked questions

How long is the UA2497 flight?

Chicago to Boston is 1,391 km (864 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates UA2497?

Typically an Airbus A321 (full specifications), using roughly 23% of that type's published range.

Does UA2497 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track UA2497 live?

Yes. Whenever UA2497 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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