United Airlines
UA1986San Diego to San Francisco
United Airlines flight UA1986 flies from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO), 719 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 11 minutes late: 78% of 461 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 1.1% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).
On-time record, last 12 months
78%
on time (within 15 min)
15%
more than 30 min late
1.1%
cancelled
+11 min
average arrival vs schedule
Every operation of UA1986, August 2025 to July 2026: 461 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.
Routes flown as UA1986
- San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO)72 flights
- San Francisco (SFO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)59 flights
- San Francisco (SFO) to Atlanta (ATL)55 flights
- San Francisco (SFO) to Kahului (OGG)53 flights
- Houston (IAH) to Jacksonville (JAX)53 flights
- Washington Dulles (IAD) to Houston (IAH)37 flights
- Newark Liberty (EWR) to Salt Lake City (SLC)33 flights
- Salt Lake City (SLC) to Washington Dulles (IAD)31 flights
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Houston (IAH)24 flights
- Albuquerque (ABQ) to San Francisco (SFO)17 flights
Other flights from San Diego to San Francisco
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