UA2866 DTW → SFO

United Airlines · Detroit, MI to San Francisco, CA · 144 flights observed, 2025-07-02 to 2025-12-01 · 2,079 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -9 min, while the worst 10% run +65 min or later.

UA2866 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DTW → SFO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+65 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is UA2866 on time?

Across 144 flights on DTW → SFO from 2025-07-02 to 2025-12-01, UA2866 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 78% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +65 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time11078%
16-30 min107%
31-60 min64%
61-120 min54%
2+ hrs107%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-071968%+16 min
2025-083073%+15 min
2025-093093%-15 min
2025-103184%+12 min
2025-113067%+25 min
2025-121100%-11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2181%
Tue1688%
Wed2264%
Thu2162%
Fri2186%
Sat1889%
Sun2282%

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