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(LH) Lufthansa 8978 Flight Details

Delayed by 2h 43m | Arrived

Departure

FNC

Madeira Airport, PT

Flight Gate Times

07-Aug-2026

Scheduled

09:40

 WEST

Actual

12:32

 WEST

Total Departure Delay: 2 h 52 mins

Flight Runway Times

07-Aug-2026

Scheduled

09:56

 WEST

Actual

12:45

 WEST

Runway Delay: 2 h 49 mins

Terminal

T1

Gate

12

Craft Type

Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

7M8

Flight Time

Scheduled

7h 30m

Arrival

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ, US

Flight Gate Times

07-Aug-2026

Scheduled

12:10

 EDT

Actual

14:53

 EDT

Total Arrival Delay: 2 h 43 mins

Flight Runway Times

07-Aug-2026

Scheduled

12:03

 EDT

Actual

14:46

 EDT

Runway Delay: 2 h 43 mins

Terminal

C

Gate

121

Baggage Claim

11

Tail Number

N17285

Flight Time

Actual

7h 21m

Flight Notes

Operated by United Airlines 523

Also marketed as (AC) Air Canada 3798

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

7 Aug

18:55

Actual Gate Arrival changed to Aug-07-2026 2:53 PM

7 Aug

18:50

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:54 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:53 PM

7 Aug

18:46

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:47 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:46 PM

Actual Runway Arrival changed to Aug-07-2026 2:46 PM

Status changed from Active to Landed

7 Aug

18:38

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:43 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:47 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:50 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:54 PM

7 Aug

18:20

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:42 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:43 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:46 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:50 PM

Arrival Gate changed from 133 to 121

7 Aug

18:14

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:44 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:42 PM

7 Aug

18:13

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:39 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:44 PM

7 Aug

15:20

Arrival Gate changed to 133

Arrival Terminal changed from B to C

7 Aug

14:20

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:40 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:39 PM

7 Aug

11:50

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:49 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:46 PM

7 Aug

11:48

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:44 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:45 PM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:44 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:45 PM

7 Aug

11:46

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:46 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:44 PM

Actual Runway Departure changed to Aug-07-2026 12:44 PM

7 Aug

11:38

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:27 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:32 PM

Actual Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:27 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:32 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:47 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:49 PM

7 Aug

11:35

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:26 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:27 PM

Actual Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:26 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:27 PM

7 Aug

11:35

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:30 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:26 PM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Aug-07-2026 12:26 PM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

7 Aug

11:26

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:36 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:46 PM

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:25 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:30 PM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:30 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:40 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:42 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:47 PM

7 Aug

11:20

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:20 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:25 PM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:35 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:30 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:37 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:42 PM

7 Aug

11:20

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:30 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:35 PM

7 Aug

11:20

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:34 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:37 PM

7 Aug

11:14

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:31 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:36 PM

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 12:15 PM to Aug-07-2026 12:20 PM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 2:27 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:30 PM

7 Aug

08:29

Estimated Runway Arrival changed to Aug-07-2026 2:27 PM

7 Aug

05:26

Departure Gate changed to 12

7 Aug

05:09

Estimated Runway Departure changed to Aug-07-2026 12:31 PM

7 Aug

05:09

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Aug-07-2026 9:40 AM to Aug-07-2026 12:15 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Aug-07-2026 12:10 PM to Aug-07-2026 2:34 PM

7 Aug

01:05

Departure Terminal changed to T1

6 Aug

19:57

Tail Number changed from N17296 to N17285

6 Aug

16:14

Baggage changed to 11

6 Aug

08:46

Scheduled Runway Departure changed to Aug-07-2026 9:56 AM

Scheduled Runway Arrival changed to Aug-07-2026 12:03 PM

6 Aug

00:14

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Aug-07-2026 9:40 AM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Aug-07-2026 12:10 PM

6 Aug

00:14

Tail Number changed to N17296

Actual Equipment changed to 7M8

4 Aug

18:53

4 Aug

18:53

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Aug-07-2026 9:40 AM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Aug-07-2026 12:10 PM

Arrival Terminal changed to B

Scheduled Equipment changed to 7M8