How often is UA5256 on time?

Across 84 flights on SBA → SFO from 2026-03-29 to 2026-06-30, UA5256 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +33 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

Performance by month

Performance by day of week

Other routes

• UA5256 on DEN → IDA (10 flights)
• UA5256 on ORD → XNA (24 flights)
• UA5256 on SFO → OMA (3 flights)
• UA5256 on IAH → LBB (48 flights)
• UA5256 on DEN → DSM (19 flights)
• UA5256 on DSM → DEN (51 flights)
• UA5256 on ELP → IAH (18 flights)
• UA5256 on LAX → SFO (37 flights)
• UA5256 on OKC → DEN (49 flights)

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