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UA 5440 on time

United Airlines 5440: San Francisco to Santa Ana at 1:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
77%
360 flights · likely 72–81%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+60 min
average delay
Similar flights
76%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5440 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (23%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 5440: SFO → SNA

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 1:30 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5440. Over the past year it arrived on time 77% of the time (360 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (76%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 76% on time (29 flights)76NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 75% on time (28 flights)75FebMar 2026: 89% on time (27 flights)89MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55MayJun 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JunJul 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JulAug 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5377%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5173%
Friday5273%
Saturday4885%
Sunday5273%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 42%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%

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Questions

How often is UA 5440 from SFO to SNA late?

United Airlines 5440 from San Francisco, CA to Santa Ana, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 23% of 360 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.