UA1973 MSY → SFO

United Airlines · New Orleans, LA to San Francisco, CA · 53 flights observed, 2026-03-29 to 2026-05-20 · 1,911 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Wednesdays vs. 43% on Fridays.

UA1973 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSY → SFO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+51 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA1973 on time?

Across 53 flights on MSY → SFO from 2026-03-29 to 2026-05-20, UA1973 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +51 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3975%
16-30 min510%
31-60 min48%
61-120 min36%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-033100%-7 min
2026-042983%+22 min
2026-052060%+10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon863%
Tue888%
Wed8100%
Thu771%
Fri743%
Sat683%
Sun875%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…