PHL → SFO United Airlines

United Airlines · Philadelphia, PA to San Francisco, CA · 707 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 9 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -2 min, while the worst 10% run +59 min or later.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+59 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is United Airlines from PHL to SFO?

Across every United Airlines flight number on PHL → SFO (707 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -2 min; the worst 10% ran +59 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time52074%
16-30 min527%
31-60 min629%
61-120 min385%
2+ hrs314%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-076274%+15 min
2025-085682%+4 min
2025-095288%-3 min
2025-105879%+3 min
2025-115981%+9 min
2025-125761%+23 min
2026-013874%+9 min
2026-024080%+0 min
2026-035985%+11 min
2026-045770%+15 min
2026-058370%+17 min
2026-068255%+39 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon10771%
Tue8875%
Wed9878%
Thu10767%
Fri10970%
Sat8885%
Sun10675%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…