United flight UA2364 emergency lands at Bradley

United Airlines flight UA2364 diverted to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, on May 20 instead of completing its scheduled trip from Miami to Newark, according to flight-tracking data. Flightradar24 listed the aircraft as a Boeing 737 MAX 9, tail number N37537, and showed the flight operating on the Miami-to-Newark route before ending at Bradley. The same tracking data showed the flight was scheduled to leave Miami at 2:20 p.m. EDT but did not depart until 4:09 p.m. EDT. ### Which flight actually diverted, and when did it happen? Flightradar24 identified UA2364 on May 20 as a Miami-to-Newark flight that was “Diverted to BDL,” the code for Bradley International Airport. The tracker showed the plane as a 737 MAX 9 and listed Newark Liberty International Airport as the intended destination. The date matters because some secondary reports described the diversion on May 21, but the flight-tracking record places the diversion on May 20. (flightradar24.com) The same record shows UA2364 under a different assignment on May 21, operating a Houston-to-Cincinnati flight number, which indicates the Miami-Newark diversion was the prior day’s event. ### How delayed was the flight before it went to Bradley? (flightradar24.com) Flightradar24 showed UA2364 was scheduled out of Miami at 2:20 p.m. and actually departed at 4:09 p.m., a delay of 1 hour and 49 minutes before takeoff. The tracker also listed a scheduled arrival time in Newark of 5:35 p.m. before the diversion to Bradley. FlightAware separately showed the aircraft later operating from Bradley to Newark, with a departure from Bradley at 8:25 p.m. (flightradar24.com) EDT on May 20 and an arrival at Newark at 10:29 a.m. EDT on May 21. FlightAware labeled that segment as 6 hours 5 minutes late departing Bradley and 16 hours 54 minutes late arriving Newark. ### Was there broader disruption around Newark at the same time? (flightradar24.com) The Port Authority’s Newark airport site posted an alert at 4:32 p.m. on May 20 saying flights at Newark were facing disruptions and delays because of thunderstorms in the area. That timing overlapped with UA2364’s late departure from Miami and the period in which the Newark-bound flight was still en route. The National Weather Service issued severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of the New York City region on the evening of May 20, including Hudson, Union and Essex counties in New Jersey and several New York City boroughs. (flightaware.com) Another warning covered parts of Connecticut and Westchester County with potential 60 mph wind gusts and hail. ### What did the FAA show for New York-area airports? (newarkairport.com) The FAA’s National Airspace System dashboard on May 21 showed active weather-related traffic management measures affecting the region, including a departure delay at JFK attributed to traffic management initiatives and weather. The FAA’s Philadelphia status page also showed gate-hold and taxi delays of 1 hour 31 minutes to 1 hour 45 minutes because of thunderstorms. (weather.gov) The FAA’s Newark status page later showed conditions had eased by 12:18 p.m. UTC on May 21, with gate-hold and taxi delays of 15 minutes or less and arrival delays of 15 minutes or less. The FAA says those airport-status notices describe general airport conditions and are not flight-specific. ### What is still not confirmed? United Airlines did not provide a publicly accessible statement in the sources reviewed explaining why UA2364 diverted to Bradley, and the FAA airport-status pages do not identify the reason for any single flight diversion. (nasstatus.faa.gov) The available records support the route, aircraft type, timing, diversion airport and broader weather disruption around Newark, but not a carrier-confirmed cause for the emergency landing description used in some reports. (fly.faa.gov) Flight status pages for United and FAA airport-status pages remain the main public sources for any subsequent update on the aircraft’s movement and Newark-area operating conditions. (united.com) (flightradar24.com)