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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 Tuesday, January 13, 2026.

UA98 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

UA98 United Airlines to Melbourne

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Tuesday January 13, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 12, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 14, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Los Angeles (LAX)
January 13, 2026
Los Angeles International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
10:35 pm
Terminal:
7
Gate:
72A
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:35 pm

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
January 15, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:30 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:30 am
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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 7930 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 Los Angeles: 2026-01-13 04:26:36
Current Time in Melbourne: 2026-01-13 23:26:36

Alternative Flights

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

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL11.

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF94.

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: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights UA98

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
14 January
10:43 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:15 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 32min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Tuesday
13 January
11:04 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:38 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 34min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Monday
12 January
10:46 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:36 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 50min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Sunday
11 January
11:10 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:19 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 09min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Saturday
10 January
10:56 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:13 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 17min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Friday
09 January
10:39 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:30 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 51min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Thursday
08 January
10:57 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:28 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 31min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Wednesday
07 January
11:41 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
10:14 am
Melbourne (MEL)
15h 33min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- Delayed
Tuesday
06 January
10:51 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
09:51 am
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 00min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- Delayed
Monday
05 January
10:47 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
10:17 am
Melbourne (MEL)
16h 30min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- Delayed