UA5970 SLC → SFO

United Airlines · Salt Lake City, UT to San Francisco, CA · 167 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · 599 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (48%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

UA5970 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SLC → SFO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
48%
Median delay
+24 min
90th percentile
+87 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How often is UA5970 on time?

Across 167 flights on SLC → SFO from 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30, UA5970 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 48% of the time. The median arrival delay was +24 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +87 min or later. 1% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time7948%
16-30 min138%
31-60 min3722%
61-120 min2616%
2+ hrs117%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073181%+4 min
2025-081894%-11 min
2026-032781%+11 min
2026-04297%+56 min
2026-053119%+59 min
2026-063023%+53 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon2438%
Tue2352%
Wed2343%
Thu2442%
Fri2450%
Sat2467%
Sun2442%

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