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UA 499 on time

United Airlines 499: San Francisco to Nashville at 11:05 a.m.; Nashville to Newark at 7:25 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SFO → BNA, its busiest leg

On time
84%
310 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
0.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 499 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (16%); 0.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 499: SFO → BNA

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 11:05 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (310 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 75% on time (28 flights)75NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 85% on time (27 flights)85AprMay 2026: 79% on time (29 flights)79MayJun 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93JunJul 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4787%
Tuesday4678%
Wednesday4685%
Thursday4591%
Friday4582%
Saturday3574%
Sunday4685%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 54%Late inbound plane 25%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 21%

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UA 499: BNA → EWR

Scheduled to leave Nashville at 7:25 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 54% of the time (195 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (61%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Nashville to Newark (77% of days). United Airlines's last BNA–EWR flight was cancelled 5.2% of the time, against 2.7% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%May 2025: 39% on time (31 flights)39MayJun 2025: 52% on time (25 flights)52JunOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 42% on time (24 flights)42NovDec 2025: 44% on time (27 flights)44DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 30% on time (30 flights)30JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3148%
Tuesday2962%
Wednesday2759%
Thursday2846%
Friday2850%
Saturday2176%
Sunday3142%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Late inbound plane 44%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 9%Severe weather 1%

All flights BNA → EWR · Connecting off UA 499? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 499 from SFO to BNA late?

United Airlines 499 from San Francisco, CA to Nashville, TN arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 310 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% were cancelled.

How often is UA 499 from BNA to EWR late?

United Airlines 499 from Nashville, TN to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 46% of 195 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 4.6% 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.