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UA 5688 on time

United Airlines 5688: San Francisco to Tucson at 8:57 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
75%
296 flights · likely 69–79%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+78 min
average delay
Similar flights
66%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5688 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (25%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes early.

UA 5688: SFO → TUS

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 8:57 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5688. Over the past year it arrived on time 75% of the time (296 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (66%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from San Francisco to Tucson (100% of days). United Airlines's last SFO–TUS flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.4% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 12:23 p.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 92% on time (24 flights)92SepOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 72% on time (29 flights)72NovDec 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 93% on time (27 flights)93MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70MayJun 2026: 70% on time (27 flights)70JunJul 2026: 37% on time (30 flights)37JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4670%
Tuesday3778%
Wednesday4473%
Thursday4374%
Friday4468%
Saturday3879%
Sunday4482%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 60%Late inbound plane 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 5688 from SFO to TUS late?

United Airlines 5688 from San Francisco, CA to Tucson, AZ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 25% of 296 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.