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UA 246 on time

United Airlines 246: San Francisco to New Orleans at 12:08 p.m.; Chicago to San Francisco at 6:10 a.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SFO → MSY, its busiest leg

On time
78%
214 flights · likely 72–83%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+59 min
average delay
Similar flights
71%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 246 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 246: SFO → MSY

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 12:08 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (214 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (71%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2024: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2024: 80% on time (25 flights)80SepAug 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 96% on time (25 flights)96OctDec 2025: 88% on time (16 flights)88DecMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63AprMay 2026: 54% on time (28 flights)54MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JulAug 2026: 55% on time (22 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3373%
Tuesday3080%
Wednesday3080%
Thursday3281%
Friday3269%
Saturday2584%
Sunday3281%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 47%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 24%

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UA 246: ORD → SFO

Scheduled to leave Chicago at 6:10 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 92% of the time (180 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (92%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 97% on time (31 flights)97MayJun 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2696%
Tuesday2596%
Wednesday2584%
Thursday2696%
Friday2696%
Saturday2685%
Sunday2692%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 50%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 46%Late inbound plane 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 246 from SFO to MSY late?

United Airlines 246 from San Francisco, CA to New Orleans, LA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 214 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 246 from ORD to SFO late?

United Airlines 246 from Chicago, IL to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 8% of 180 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% 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.