UA5997 SFO → SMF

United Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Sacramento, CA · 205 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20 · 86 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -6 min, while the worst 10% run +54 min or later.

UA5997 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SFO → SMF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
80%
Median delay
-6 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is UA5997 on time?

Across 205 flights on SFO → SMF from 2025-07-01 to 2026-05-20, UA5997 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 80% of the time. The median arrival delay was -6 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +54 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time16380%
16-30 min94%
31-60 min136%
61-120 min84%
2+ hrs115%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-072277%+16 min
2025-082592%+4 min
2025-092479%+8 min
2026-012576%+18 min
2026-022879%+22 min
2026-033187%+1 min
2026-042979%-1 min
2026-052065%+14 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3077%
Tue3385%
Wed3376%
Thu3184%
Fri3077%
Sat2374%
Sun2488%

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