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UA 2657 on time

United Airlines 2657: Santa Ana to San Francisco at 6:20 p.m.; Denver to Santa Ana at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SNA → SFO, its busiest leg

On time
37%
135 flights · likely 29–45%
Cancelled
3.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+24 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
59%
UA, same route & hour

About 6 in 10 UA 2657 flights from Santa Ana arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (63%); 3.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 24 minutes late.

UA 2657: SNA → SFO

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 6:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 37% of the time (135 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (59%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Mar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37AprMay 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39MayJun 2026: 33% on time (30 flights)33JunJul 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2025%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday19—
Sunday2015%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 68%Late inbound plane 32%

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UA 2657: DEN → SNA

Scheduled to leave Denver at 4:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (134 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2065%
Tuesday19—
Wednesday19—
Thursday19—
Friday19—
Saturday18—
Sunday2065%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 26%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 11%Severe weather 3%

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Questions

How often is UA 2657 from SNA to SFO late?

United Airlines 2657 from Santa Ana, CA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 63% of 135 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 3.7% were cancelled.

How often is UA 2657 from DEN to SNA late?

United Airlines 2657 from Denver, CO to Santa Ana, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 134 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.