UA504
Leg 1 EWR
Newark
1h 22m
IAD
Washington
5:55 AM EDT
sched 6:00 AM
Gate C105
7:08 AM EDT
sched 7:22 AM
Gate C27
14m earlyBoeing 737 MAX 8 · N27283
Arrived
June 6, 2026
UA 7 Hub Run
7 hubs · 6 flights · 3,788 miles in 20h 28m
The middle of the day came apart — a maintenance aircraft swap, then delay chasing delay from Chicago to Denver. Across the six legs, 545 minutes of delays piled up. The run still landed in San Francisco just 26 minutes behind a 20-hour plan — a schedule built to absorb exactly this kind of day.
Actual 20h 28m · planned 20h 2m · 26 min over plan
Final results
Run complete
6 of 6 · EWR→IAD→ORD→IAH→DEN→LAX→SFO
Door-to-door 20h 28m · 26 min over plan
EWR IAD ORD IAH DEN LAX SFO
Flight schedule
All times shown in local time with timezone.
Connections IAD 192m ORD 75m IAH 92m DEN 34m LAX 70m
UA1775
Leg 2 IAD
Washington
2h 21m
ORD
Chicago
10:20 AM EDT
sched 8:15 AM
Gate D19
11:40 AM CDT
sched 9:36 AM
Gate B10
+124mAirbus A321neo · N24542
Arrived
Delay reason (per United)
Aircraft maintenance
Your flight departed late because of a maintenance issue on your original plane that required a change to another aircraft to get you on your way. Your safety is our priority and we're sorry for the inconvenience.
UA723
Leg 3 ORD
Chicago
2h 58m
IAH
Houston
12:55 PM CDT
sched 10:30 AM
Gate B10
3:54 PM CDT
sched 1:28 PM
Gate C45
+146mAirbus A321neo · N24542
Arrived
Delay reason (per United)
Late aircraft
Your flight departed late because an earlier delay impacted your plane's arrival. We value your time and we're sorry for the inconvenience.
UA1246
Leg 4 IAH
Houston
2h 44m
DEN
Denver
5:26 PM CDT
sched 3:00 PM
Gate C45
6:59 PM MDT
sched 4:44 PM
Gate B31
+135mAirbus A321neo · N24542
Arrived
Delay reason (per United)
Boarding delay
Your flight departed late because our boarding process took longer than expected. We value your time and we're sorry for the inconvenience.
UA2240
Leg 5 DEN
Denver
2h 35m
LAX
Los Angeles
7:33 PM MDT
sched 5:25 PM
Gate B29
8:59 PM PDT
sched 7:00 PM
Gate 71B
+119mBoeing 737-900ER · N69888
Arrived
Delay reason (per United)
Connecting customers
Your flight departed late because we waited for a few customers with a tight connection. We value your time and we're sorry for the inconvenience.
UA2056
Leg 6 LAX
Los Angeles
1h 28m
SFO
San Francisco
10:09 PM PDT
sched 9:34 PM
Gate 71A
11:23 PM PDT
sched 11:02 PM
Gate E2
+21mBoeing 737-800 · N76503
Arrived
Delay reason (per United)
Connecting customers
Your flight departed late because we waited for a few customers with a tight connection. We value your time and we're sorry for the inconvenience.
The route
Six legs connecting all seven United hubs coast to coast.
What is the 7 Hub Run?
The 7 Hub Run is a same-day mileage run that visits all seven United Airlines hubs in a single day — 7 hubs, 6 flights. It starts at a hub, so there's no 7th boarding.
This is a community-organized event, not a United Airlines operation. It attracts Premier 1K members, Global Services flyers, Million Milers, and aviation enthusiasts who love a challenging routing on United narrowbodies.
7
Hubs visited
EWR, IAD, ORD, IAH, DEN, LAX, SFO
6
Total flights
All United narrowbody segments
20h 28m
Door-to-door
Newark to San Francisco · 26 min over plan
As seen in
The 7 Hub Run has caught the attention of travel media and United itself.
2026
UNITED AIRLINES · INSTAGRAM
United makes the 7 Hub Run an annual tradition
United's official Instagram recap credited the MileagePlus members who originated the run and called it their kind of marathon.
Watch on Instagram
LIVE AND LET'S FLY
70 United Airlines AVGeeks Flew To All 7 Hubs In One Day, And United Went All In
What the day looked like from on board: the maintenance swap, the delays it triggered, and a successful seven-hub finish.
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ONE MILE AT A TIME
Passengers take on United's 7 Hub Run — and United helps them through it
A look at this year's run, the maintenance delay that nearly derailed it, and how held connections kept the group together to SFO.
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PADDLE YOUR OWN KANOO
United frequent flyers fly to every hub in a single day
Coverage of the drama-filled 2026 run across all seven United hubs, delays and all.
Read article
2025
UNITED AIRLINES · INSTAGRAM
United features the inaugural 7 Hub Run
United featured the inaugural run on their official Instagram, calling it their kind of marathon and crediting the MileagePlus community for making it happen.
Watch on Instagram
Johnny Jet
Passengers take on United Airlines' 7 Hub Run — flying to every major hub in one day
In-depth look at the community-organized mileage run and what motivates participants.
Read article
Penguin Scott
7 Hub Run — an aviation geek's dream
First-person account of completing the 7 Hub Run, from early morning at EWR to landing in SFO.
Read article
Join the community
The Hub Run Facebook group is where the day-of action happens — flight updates, hotel and dinner coordination, and planning for future runs. For the broader United frequent-flyer community — Premier 1K, Global Services, and Million Milers — there's a dedicated home too.
Not on Facebook? Get in touch.