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UA 1596 on time

United Airlines 1596: San Francisco to Denver at 2:20 p.m.; Denver to Kansas City at 8:40 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for SFO → DEN, its busiest leg

On time
67%
257 flights · likely 61–72%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
70%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1596 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (33%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

UA 1596: SFO → DEN

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 2:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 67% of the time (257 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (70%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Dec 2025: too few flights (14 flights)DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (28 flights)79FebMar 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MarApr 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JunJul 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58JulAug 2026: 48% on time (31 flights)48Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3765%
Tuesday3669%
Wednesday3664%
Thursday3762%
Friday3762%
Saturday3776%
Sunday3770%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 47%Late inbound plane 35%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 18%

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UA 1596: DEN → MCI

Scheduled to leave Denver at 8:40 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 58% of the time (148 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (74%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Kansas City (100% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–MCI flight was cancelled 0.5% of the time, against 0.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 8:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

20%60%100%Mar 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarApr 2026: too few flights (1 flights)AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 57% on time (30 flights)57JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 26% on time (31 flights)26Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2143%
Tuesday2070%
Wednesday2055%
Thursday2250%
Friday2259%
Saturday2273%
Sunday2157%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 58%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 9%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is UA 1596 from SFO to DEN late?

United Airlines 1596 from San Francisco, CA to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 33% of 257 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1596 from DEN to MCI late?

United Airlines 1596 from Denver, CO to Kansas City, MO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 42% of 148 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.7% 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.