United is instrumented: we can score the actual flight you are about to book, not just the fleet. The route optimizer ranks every flight on a route by live Starlink odds, and the hangar floor shows all 481 equipped tails with their install dates.
United has Starlink on 481 of its 1,807 aircraft (27%) as of 2026-07, so it is a real possibility but not the default. Its ConnectScore is 27 out of 100 — long shot.
Is United’s WiFi free?
On United it is free for loyalty members. ConnectScore multiplies the fleet share by a free-for-you factor, so a paid or unconfirmed free claim scores lower than the same fleet given away free.
How many United planes have Starlink?
481 of 1,807 — 27% of the fleet. Verified tail by tail by unitedstarlinktracker.com (@martinamps).
ConnectScore is the chance of getting the GOOD system, not of any wifi at all. Legacy satellite service on the not-yet-converted part of a fleet is not credited. Signed-but-unflown deals (AA Starlink 2027, DL/B6 Amazon Leo) score zero until they fly.
DATA CREDITFleet verification comes from unitedstarlinktracker.com, the independent community tracker built by @martinamps, which verifies every United tail against united.com. All credit for the data goes to them — visit for live per-tail status and much more ↗. WiFi Odds is unofficial and not affiliated with any airline, SpaceX/Starlink, Amazon, Viasat, or the trackers.