Flight
UAL979
Flight history and live tracking for UAL979, 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 | EGPH EDINBURGH |
| Typical destination | KIAD WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL |
| Distance | 3,014 nm |
Last 30 days
| Date | From | To | Dep | Arr | Duration | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18estimated | EGPH | KIAD | 12:44 BST | 17:28 EDT | 9h 43m | N29124 |
| 2026-08-17 | EGPH | KIAD | 14:16 BST | 15:42 EDT | 6h 25m | N29129 |
| 2026-08-16estimated | EGPH | KIAD | 12:34 BST | 15:18 EDT | 7h 43m | N34137 |
| 2026-08-14 | EGPH | KIAD | 12:49 BST | 15:22 EDT | 7h 32m | N29129 |
| 2026-08-13 | EGPH | KIAD | 14:00 BST | 16:24 EDT | 7h 23m | N41140 |
| 2026-08-12 | EGPH | KIAD | 12:27 BST | 15:30 EDT | 8h 02m | N29129 |
| 2026-08-11estimated | EGPH | KIAD | 19:55 BST | 15:18 EDT | 0h 22m | N41140 |
| 2026-07-23 | EGPH | KIAD | 13:10 BST | 15:58 EDT | 7h 47m | N19141 |
| 2026-07-22estimated | EGPH | KIAD | 13:41 BST | 16:30 EDT | 7h 48m | N13138 |
| 2026-07-20 | EGPH | KIAD | 12:59 BST | 15:38 EDT | 7h 38m | 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]