Informational Guide to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) - NON OFFICIAL

UA2859 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA2859, which currently operates between the airports of Raleigh/Durham - Raleigh-Durham International Airport (Airport Code RDU) and Chicago - Chicago O'Hare International Airport (Airport Code ORD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, December 06, 2025.

UA2859 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

UA2859 United Airlines to Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday December 06, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 04, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (December 05, 2025). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 9 Passenger

Departure

Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
December 06, 2025
Raleigh-Durham International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
10:00 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
D13
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:00 am

Arrival

Chicago (ORD)
December 06, 2025
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:25 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
B7
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:25 am
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Codeshare Flights

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

- NZ2792 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA2859?
The flight UA2859 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA2859?
The distance between the two airports is 646 miles.

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 Raleigh/Durham: 2025-12-05 15:41:24
Current Time in Chicago: 2025-12-05 14:41:24

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Raleigh/Durham and Chicago:

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA1587. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3102. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA3597. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA442. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4583.
- Flight Number: AA4593. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AA4652. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 37 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F93351. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1803. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1920. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA247. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2485. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights UA2859

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
04 December
09:45 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
11:02 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 17min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 December
09:52 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
11:04 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 12min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 December
09:58 am
Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
11:41 am
Chicago (ORD)
02h 43min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed