UA487 IAH → SFO

United Airlines · Houston, TX to San Francisco, CA · 278 flights observed, 2025-09-25 to 2026-06-30 · 1,635 mi

This flight has a strong track record — on time 97% of the time, with a low cancellation rate.

UA487 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for IAH → SFO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
97%
Median delay
-18 min
90th percentile
+1 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA487 on time?

Across 278 flights on IAH → SFO from 2025-09-25 to 2026-06-30, UA487 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 97% of the time. The median arrival delay was -18 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +1 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time26797%
16-30 min41%
31-60 min00%
61-120 min10%
2+ hrs41%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-096100%-18 min
2025-1031100%-18 min
2025-1130100%-25 min
2025-1231100%-18 min
2026-0129100%-18 min
2026-022796%-12 min
2026-033194%-13 min
2026-0430100%-11 min
2026-053184%-7 min
2026-063097%-3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3992%
Tue40100%
Wed3895%
Thu40100%
Fri4098%
Sat4095%
Sun3997%

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