Flight OddsUA5979 SFO → SNA
United Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Santa Ana, CA · 36 flights observed, 2025-10-26 to 2025-12-01 · 372 mi
UA5979 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SFO → SNA, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
88%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+18 min
Cancellation rate
6%
How often is UA5979 on time?
Across 36 flights on SFO → SNA from 2025-10-26 to 2025-12-01, UA5979 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 88% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +18 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 30 | 88% |
| 16-30 min | 2 | 6% |
| 31-60 min | 0 | 0% |
| 61-120 min | 1 | 3% |
| 2+ hrs | 1 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 6 | 100% | -11 min |
| 2025-11 | 27 | 85% | +2 min |
| 2025-12 | 1 | 100% | -13 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 6 | 100% |
| Tue | 5 | 100% |
| Wed | 5 | 80% |
| Thu | 3 | 100% |
| Fri | 4 | 100% |
| Sat | 5 | 80% |
| Sun | 6 | 67% |
Other routes
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