UA1986 SFO → ATL
United Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Atlanta, GA · 86 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-24 · 2,139 mi
UA1986 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SFO → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
86%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+24 min
Cancellation rate
0%
How often is UA1986 on time?
Across 86 flights on SFO → ATL from 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-24, UA1986 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 86% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +24 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 74 | 86% |
| 16-30 min | 7 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 2 | 2% |
| 61-120 min | 3 | 3% |
| 2+ hrs | 0 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 31 | 94% | -6 min |
| 2025-08 | 31 | 77% | +7 min |
| 2025-09 | 24 | 88% | +1 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 12 | 83% |
| Tue | 13 | 69% |
| Wed | 13 | 92% |
| Thu | 12 | 83% |
| Fri | 12 | 92% |
| Sat | 12 | 92% |
| Sun | 12 | 92% |
Other routes
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