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UA 1961 on time

United Airlines 1961: Denver to Tampa at 5:39 p.m.; Sacramento to Denver at 1:00 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for DEN → TPA, its busiest leg

On time
69%
213 flights · likely 63–75%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
0 min
median vs schedule
When late
+67 min
average delay
Similar flights
73%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 1961 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (31%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 0 minutes early.

UA 1961: DEN → TPA

Scheduled to leave Denver at 5:39 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 69% of the time (213 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (73%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Denver to Tampa (92% of days). United Airlines's last DEN–TPA flight was cancelled 0.0% of the time, against 0.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 9:40 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Jan 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88FebMar 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77MarApr 2026: 80% on time (30 flights)80AprMay 2026: 68% on time (31 flights)68MayJun 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47JunJul 2026: 50% on time (30 flights)50JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3171%
Tuesday3171%
Wednesday3171%
Thursday3168%
Friday3171%
Saturday3060%
Sunday2875%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 40%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 29%

All flights DEN → TPA · Connecting off UA 1961? Check the risk

UA 1961: SMF → DEN

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 1:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (160 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (81%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81MarApr 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87AprMay 2026: too few flights (11 flights)MayJun 2026: 87% on time (30 flights)87JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 58% on time (31 flights)58Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2391%
Tuesday2282%
Wednesday2268%
Thursday2483%
Friday2370%
Saturday2374%
Sunday2383%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 64%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 31%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 5%

All flights SMF → DEN · Connecting off UA 1961? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 1961 from DEN to TPA late?

United Airlines 1961 from Denver, CO to Tampa, FL arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 31% of 213 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

How often is UA 1961 from SMF to DEN late?

United Airlines 1961 from Sacramento, CA to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 160 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.