Tracking United Airlines aircraft with Starlink WiFi
United Airlines is rolling out free Starlink WiFi across its fleet — the fastest internet ever available on a commercial airline. Use this tracker to browse all equipped aircraft, check your flight, or plan a Starlink-maximizing itinerary.
As of September 13, 2026, 572 of 1,658 United Airlines aircraft (35%) have Starlink WiFi installed, including 48 in the last 30 days, per this site's live verification data.
Departures on Starlink-equipped aircraft — next 48 hours
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Add to Chrome →Ask your AI assistant to check flights, predict Starlink probability, or plan routes — live tracker data via the Model Context Protocol.
Setup instructions →The most-observed United Airlines flight numbers in the tracker. Each page carries that flight's Starlink record, its routes, and a live check by date.
Mostly United Express flights (UA3000–6999) so far — 68% of the Express regional fleet (E175, CRJ-550) is equipped, versus 20% of mainline. To find out about a specific flight, check it by number and date, or browse the fleet page for every equipped tail number.
Search your flight number and date above for a live answer. Within roughly two days of departure the exact aircraft is usually assigned, so you get a firm yes or no; further out you get a probability estimate built from 12,000+ historical aircraft assignments on that route. You can also check a flight by number and date or install our Chrome extension to see Starlink badges right on Google Flights.
Use the Route Planner — it finds direct flights and 1-stop connections ranked by Starlink probability. Express flights (UA3000-6999, regional jets) have ~68% Starlink coverage vs ~20% for mainline, so a connection through a hub can beat a direct mainline flight.
For example: DEN→ORD direct is mainline (~20%), but DEN→ASE→ORD is express on both legs.
Yes. United started installing Starlink in March 2025 and currently has it live on 572 of 1658 aircraft (34.50% of the fleet), across both mainline and United Express jets.
As of 9/13/2026, 572 United aircraft have Starlink — 34.50% of the 1658-plane fleet, split across mainline and United Express. The count updates here as new tails are verified against United's own systems.
Not yet — 34.50% of the fleet is equipped today. United Express regional jets (E175, CRJ-550) are at 68.44%; mainline narrowbodies and widebodies are being equipped now. The fleet page lists every verified tail.
About 40+ installs a month. United's first Starlink install was March 2025; 572 aircraft are equipped today. The fleet page charts the rollout tail by tail, and the counters above update as new installs are verified.
● Regional jets: 68% complete
● Mainline fleet: 20% complete
United's stated target is the whole fleet by the end of 2027 — every United and United Express aircraft. It reported more than 450 equipped with its Q2 2026 results and expects close to 1,000 by the end of 2026, with every widebody done by summer 2027. Today 34.50% of the 1658-plane fleet is equipped. The rollout timeline has each milestone and target with its source, and the count on this page updates as new tails are verified.
Yes, on a growing share of them — widebody installs are under way. The first was UA14, Newark to London on a Boeing 777-200, on June 22, 2026; United expects nearly 60 widebodies equipped during 2026 and the entire widebody fleet by summer 2027. Starlink works over oceans and at the poles, unlike the older Ku/Ka-band systems it replaces, so long-haul is where it changes the most. Coverage is still partial at 34.50% of the fleet, so check the fleet page for current widebody status, or check your flight by number and date.
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We aggregate data from multiple aviation data providers, cross-reference with flight schedules, and verify Starlink status against United's own systems. The data updates continuously throughout the day.
Hat tip to the unitedfleetsite community for the original fleet data that helped get this project started.
Yes — there's a free MCP connector that works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client. Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant things like "does UA4680 next week have Starlink?" or "find me the best way to fly SFO to JAX with Starlink" and get live tracker data.
