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UA 505 on time

United Airlines 505: San Francisco to Houston at 11:59 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
82%
327 flights · likely 77–85%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+57 min
average delay
Similar flights
82%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 505 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (18%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 505: SFO → IAH

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 11:59 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 82% of the time (327 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (82%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from San Francisco to Houston (100% of days). United Airlines's last SFO–IAH flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 12:45 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100SepOct 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87OctNov 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (17 flights)82FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 90% on time (30 flights)90AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 61% on time (31 flights)61JulAug 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4879%
Tuesday4591%
Wednesday4680%
Thursday4781%
Friday4777%
Saturday4785%
Sunday4779%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 69%Late inbound plane 21%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 8%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 505 from SFO to IAH late?

United Airlines 505 from San Francisco, CA to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 18% of 327 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.