UA2861

UA2861 (United Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 18 routes, busiest San Francisco to San Diego. Of 605 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 75.6% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January2526▲ 4.0%
February2827▼ 3.6%
March731▲ 342.9%
April30300.0%
May3124▼ 22.6%
June3018▼ 40.0%
July3121▼ 32.3%
August49––
September34––
October45–in progress
November30––
December17––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)182177▼ 2.7%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January84.0%84.6%▲ 0.7%
February71.4%85.2%▲ 19.3%
March71.4%90.3%▲ 26.4%
April83.3%96.7%▲ 16.0%
May77.4%70.8%▼ 8.5%
June73.3%11.1%▼ 84.8%
July61.3%19.1%▼ 68.9%
August81.6%––
September87.9%––
October68.2%–in progress
November66.7%––
December88.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.6%65.4%▼ 12.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January00–
February00–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September1––
October1–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)00

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.7% 603
  • Cancelled 0.3% 2

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. SFO–SAN233 74.9%
  2. CMH–SFO42 4.8%
  3. ORD–LAX37 83.8%
  4. MFR–DEN36 88.9%
  5. DEN–MCI36 91.7%
  6. SEA–IAD32 93.8%
  7. MCO–DEN30 83.3%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

7
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 80.0% 0
November 2024 31 31 90.3% 0
December 2024 20 20 85.0% 0
January 2025 25 25 84.0% 0
February 2025 28 28 71.4% 0
March 2025 7 7 71.4% 0
April 2025 30 30 83.3% 0
May 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
June 2025 30 30 73.3% 0
July 2025 31 31 61.3% 0
August 2025 49 49 81.6% 0
September 2025 34 33 87.9% 1
October 2025 45 44 68.2% 1
November 2025 30 30 66.7% 0
December 2025 17 17 88.2% 0
January 2026 26 26 84.6% 0
February 2026 27 27 85.2% 0
March 2026 31 31 90.3% 0
April 2026 30 30 96.7% 0
May 2026 24 24 70.8% 0
June 2026 18 18 11.1% 0
July 2026 21 21 19.1% 0

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