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UA98 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA98, which currently operates between the airports of Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, March 06, 2026.

UA98 On Time performance:
51
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

UA98 United Airlines from Los Angeles

Landed - On-time
Delay: 5 minutes
Flight Status for Friday March 06, 2026

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Los Angeles (LAX)
March 04, 2026
Los Angeles International Airport
Departed at:
23:08
Terminal:
7
Gate:
74
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:35

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
March 06, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
09:35
Terminal:
2
Gate:
14
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:30
Baggage: 4
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AV2000 - Avianca

- LH8928 - Lufthansa

- LX3098 - Swiss

- NZ9898 - Air New Zealand

- VA8508 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA98?
The flight UA98 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA98?
The distance between the two airports is 12762 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight UA98?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 15:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 15:49 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 Los Angeles: 2026-03-05 22:25:03
Current Time in Melbourne: 2026-03-06 17:25:03

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Los Angeles and Melbourne:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL11. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF94. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 19 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 December 05, 2025 to March 04, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 46 ( 51 % )
Moderate Delay: 24 ( 27 % )
Significant Delay: 14 ( 16 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 2 ( 2 % )

Average Delay: -7 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 05, 2025 to March 04, 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 March 02, 2025 to February 28, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights UA98

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
05 March
22:47
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:30
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 43min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
04 March
22:47
Los Angeles (LAX)
10:04
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 17min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
03 March
22:41
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:37
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 56min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
02 March
22:48
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:50
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 02min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
01 March
22:49
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:56
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 07min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
28 February
22:42
Los Angeles (LAX)
10:12
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 30min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Friday
27 February
23:29
Los Angeles (LAX)
10:09
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 40min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
26 February
01:27
Los Angeles (LAX)
12:05
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 38min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
25 February
22:47
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:53
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 06min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
24 February
22:43
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:49
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 06min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed