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UA 698 on time

United Airlines 698: San Francisco to Newark at 9:15 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
80%
338 flights · likely 75–84%
Cancelled
2.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−13 min
median vs schedule
When late
+71 min
average delay
Similar flights
80%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 698 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (20%); 2.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 13 minutes early.

UA 698: SFO → EWR

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 9:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 80% of the time (338 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (80%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87DecJan 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 89% on time (28 flights)89MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4978%
Tuesday4888%
Wednesday4885%
Thursday4978%
Friday4978%
Saturday4680%
Sunday4973%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 59%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 34%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 698 from SFO to EWR late?

United Airlines 698 from San Francisco, CA to Newark, NJ arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 20% of 338 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.7% 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.