UA5961 SMF → SFO

United Airlines · Sacramento, CA to San Francisco, CA · 336 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 86 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (45%) — expect a real chance of a delay.
On-time arrival
45%
Median delay
+20 min
90th percentile
+70 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is UA5961 on time?

Across 336 flights on SMF → SFO from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA5961 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 45% of the time. The median arrival delay was +20 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +70 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time14545%
16-30 min5918%
31-60 min7322%
61-120 min3410%
2+ hrs144%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072948%+26 min
2025-082635%+25 min
2025-092343%+21 min
2025-103139%+24 min
2025-112433%+32 min
2025-122756%+76 min
2026-012882%+2 min
2026-022748%+50 min
2026-032162%+12 min
2026-043033%+31 min
2026-052934%+39 min
2026-063027%+54 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5026%
Tue4262%
Wed4949%
Thu5044%
Fri4833%
Sat3861%
Sun4844%

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