Flight
UAL978
Flight history and live tracking for UAL978, operated by United Airlines. Recent flights from the PlaneTrack independent receiver network, with departure and arrival times, aircraft used, and a real-time position feed.
Route
| Airline | United Airlines |
| Typical origin | KIAD WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL |
| Typical destination | EGPH EDINBURGH |
| Distance | 3,014 nm |
Last 30 days
| Date | From | To | Dep | Arr | Duration | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | KIAD | EGPH | 22:30 EDT | 12:44 BST | 9h 13m | N29124 |
| 2026-08-17estimated | KIAD | EGPH | 07:00 EDT | 13:56 BST | 1h 55m | N29129 |
| 2026-08-16estimated | KIAD | EGPH | 22:41 EDT | 10:28 BST | 6h 46m | N34137 |
| 2026-08-15 | KIAD | EGPH | 22:40 EDT | 10:18 BST | 6h 38m | N29129 |
| 2026-08-14 | KIAD | EGPH | 23:15 EDT | 10:42 BST | 6h 26m | N29129 |
| 2026-08-13 | KIAD | EGPH | 22:31 EDT | 11:04 BST | 7h 32m | N41140 |
| 2026-08-12 | KIAD | EGPH | 23:10 EDT | 10:46 BST | 6h 36m | N29129 |
| 2026-07-23 | KIAD | EGPH | 00:31 EDT | 11:48 BST | 6h 16m | N19141 |
| 2026-07-22estimated | KIAD | EGPH | 00:42 EDT | 12:28 BST | 6h 45m | N13138 |
| 2026-07-21estimated | KIAD | EGPH | 22:53 EDT | 10:42 BST | 6h 48m | N13138 |
| 2026-07-20 | KIAD | EGPH | 22:57 EDT | 11:04 BST | 7h 06m | N18112 |
Times are local to each airport. Hover for UTC. Flights marked estimated were completed with route prediction or partial coverage.
Data access
Live positions and 365-day history for this flight are available through the PlaneTrack API (commercial use from $29/month) and as one-off CSV extracts from our own receiver network archive. Questions: [email protected]