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UA 5220 on time

United Airlines 5220: San Francisco to Sacramento at 8:17 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
362 flights · likely 76–84%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+68 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 5220 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 5220: SFO → SMF

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 8:17 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5220. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (362 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63NovDec 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76DecJan 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53JanFeb 2026: 61% on time (28 flights)61FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5375%
Tuesday5285%
Wednesday5287%
Thursday4969%
Friday5279%
Saturday5287%
Sunday5279%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 29%Severe weather 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

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Questions

How often is UA 5220 from SFO to SMF late?

United Airlines 5220 from San Francisco, CA to Sacramento, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 362 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.