STL → SFO United Airlines

United Airlines · St. Louis, MO to San Francisco, CA · 440 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 19 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 79% on-time departing 3–6pm vs. 27% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
+3 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
1%

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

Across every United Airlines flight number on STL → SFO (440 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 65% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +3 min; the worst 10% ran +90 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time28065%
16-30 min399%
31-60 min4310%
61-120 min5012%
2+ hrs225%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-075157%+23 min
2025-083281%+15 min
2025-093083%-1 min
2025-103174%+9 min
2025-113073%+16 min
2025-123177%+33 min
2026-014090%-15 min
2026-023373%+4 min
2026-033281%+18 min
2026-044947%+63 min
2026-054531%+51 min
2026-063027%+44 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon6856%
Tue5478%
Wed6065%
Thu6459%
Fri6764%
Sat5474%
Sun6760%

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