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 1, 2026, 550 of 1,654 United Airlines aircraft (33%) have Starlink WiFi installed, including 49 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 →Mostly United Express flights (UA3000–6999) so far — 68% of the Express regional fleet (E175, CRJ-550) is equipped, versus 18% 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 ~18% for mainline, so a connection through a hub can beat a direct mainline flight.
For example: DEN→ORD direct is mainline (~18%), but DEN→ASE→ORD is express on both legs.
Yes. United started installing Starlink in March 2025 and currently has it live on 550 of 1654 aircraft (33.25% of the fleet), across both mainline and United Express jets.
As of 9/1/2026, 550 United aircraft have Starlink — 33.25% of the 1654-plane fleet, split across mainline and United Express. The count updates here as new tails are verified against United's own systems.
Not yet — 33.25% of the fleet is equipped today. United Express regional jets (E175, CRJ-550) are at 68.24%; mainline narrowbodies and widebodies are following. The fleet page lists every verified tail.
About 40+ installs a month. United's first Starlink install was March 2025; 550 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: 18% complete
United hasn't published a completion date. Currently 33.25% of the 1654-plane fleet is equipped — regional jets and narrow-body aircraft are being equipped first, with widebodies to follow. The count on this page updates as new tails are verified.
Not on widebody international routes yet. Starlink works over oceans and at the poles — unlike older Ku/Ka-band systems with coverage gaps — so it's a matter of when, but 787, 777, and 767 installs haven't started. Today's equipped aircraft are E175 and CRJ-550 regional jets on near-international routes to Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Check the fleet page for current coverage.
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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.