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UA 1389 on time

United Airlines 1389: Columbus to Denver at 3:30 p.m.; Denver to San Francisco at 7:15 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for CMH → DEN, its busiest leg

On time
76%
363 flights · likely 71–80%
Cancelled
0.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+63 min
average delay
Similar flights
79%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 1389 flights from Columbus arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (24%); 0.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

UA 1389: CMH → DEN

Scheduled to leave Columbus at 3:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 76% of the time (363 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (79%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Columbus to Denver (100% of days). United Airlines's last CMH–DEN flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 1.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80SepOct 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71OctNov 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79NovDec 2025: 71% on time (31 flights)71DecJan 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JulAug 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5374%
Tuesday5281%
Wednesday5275%
Thursday5180%
Friday5271%
Saturday5178%
Sunday5271%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Late inbound plane 18%

All flights CMH → DEN · Connecting off UA 1389? Check the risk

UA 1389: DEN → SFO

Scheduled to leave Denver at 7:15 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 38% of the time (180 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (45%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Mar 2026: 74% on time (27 flights)74MarApr 2026: 53% on time (30 flights)53AprMay 2026: 39% on time (31 flights)39MayJun 2026: 23% on time (30 flights)23JunJul 2026: 23% on time (31 flights)23JulAug 2026: 19% on time (31 flights)19Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2631%
Tuesday2568%
Wednesday2540%
Thursday2631%
Friday2635%
Saturday2642%
Sunday2619%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 44%Late inbound plane 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%

All flights DEN → SFO · Connecting off UA 1389? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1389 from CMH to DEN late?

United Airlines 1389 from Columbus, OH to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 24% of 363 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.5% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1389 from DEN to SFO late?

United Airlines 1389 from Denver, CO to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 62% of 180 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% 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.