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UA 1889 on time

United Airlines 1889: Sacramento to Denver at 5:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
96%
339 flights · likely 94–98%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+54 min
average delay
Similar flights
96%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 26 UA 1889 flights from Sacramento arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (4%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 1889: SMF → DEN

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 5:00 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 96% of the time (339 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (96%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 100% on time (29 flights)100NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96FebMar 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MarApr 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4992%
Tuesday4898%
Wednesday47100%
Thursday4998%
Friday4890%
Saturday4998%
Sunday4998%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 90%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 1889 from SMF to DEN late?

United Airlines 1889 from Sacramento, CA to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 4% of 339 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.