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UA 1844 on time

United Airlines 1844: Newark to San Francisco at 6:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
59%
326 flights · likely 54–64%
Cancelled
2.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+76 min
average delay
Similar flights
56%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 1844 flights from Newark arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (41%); 2.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes late.

UA 1844: EWR → SFO

Scheduled to leave Newark at 6:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 59% of the time (326 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (56%). Last seen in the data Aug 17, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65OctNov 2025: 66% on time (29 flights)66NovDec 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65DecJan 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JanFeb 2026: 57% on time (28 flights)57FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2026: 43% on time (30 flights)43JunJul 2026: 42% on time (31 flights)42JulAug 2026: 24% on time (17 flights)24Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4762%
Tuesday4680%
Wednesday4657%
Thursday4648%
Friday4755%
Saturday4770%
Sunday4743%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 51%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 23%Late inbound plane 17%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is UA 1844 from EWR to SFO late?

United Airlines 1844 from Newark, NJ to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 41% of 326 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.5% 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.