UA5796 SFO → SMF

United Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Sacramento, CA · 358 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 86 mi

This flight's scheduled flight time has grown by 17 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+36 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA5796 on time?

Across 358 flights on SFO → SMF from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA5796 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +36 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time28281%
16-30 min216%
31-60 min206%
61-120 min144%
2+ hrs103%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073087%+9 min
2025-083184%+8 min
2025-093097%-8 min
2025-103190%-1 min
2025-112475%+14 min
2025-122767%+44 min
2026-012889%-1 min
2026-022767%+43 min
2026-033177%+11 min
2026-042993%-10 min
2026-052983%+7 min
2026-063063%+9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4980%
Tue5180%
Wed5285%
Thu5076%
Fri4980%
Sat4787%
Sun4982%

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