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UA 5351 on time

United Airlines 5351: Santa Ana to San Francisco at 4:12 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
66%
175 flights · likely 59–73%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+48 min
average delay
Similar flights
74%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5351 flights from Santa Ana arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (34%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes late.

UA 5351: SNA → SFO

Scheduled to leave Santa Ana at 4:12 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5351. Over the past year it arrived on time 66% of the time (175 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87MarApr 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63AprMay 2026: 52% on time (31 flights)52MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JulAug 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2658%
Tuesday2580%
Wednesday2568%
Thursday2654%
Friday2669%
Saturday2186%
Sunday2654%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 47%Late inbound plane 36%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 17%

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Questions

How often is UA 5351 from SNA to SFO late?

United Airlines 5351 from Santa Ana, CA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 34% of 175 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.