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UA 1561 on time

United Airlines 1561: Denver to San Francisco at 11:21 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
67%
310 flights · likely 61–72%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+43 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1561 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

UA 1561: DEN → SFO

Scheduled to leave Denver at 11:21 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (310 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Aug 2025: 83% on time (18 flights)83AugOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 61% on time (31 flights)61DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48MayJun 2026: 33% on time (30 flights)33JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4558%
Tuesday4473%
Wednesday4470%
Thursday4459%
Friday4466%
Saturday4475%
Sunday4567%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 63%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Late inbound plane 17%

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Questions

How often is UA 1561 from DEN to SFO late?

United Airlines 1561 from Denver, CO to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 310 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.