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UA 5390 on time

United Airlines 5390: Sacramento to Los Angeles at 6:45 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
86%
161 flights · likely 79–90%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
88%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 5390 flights from Sacramento arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (14%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 5390: SMF → LAX

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 6:45 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5390. Over the past year it arrived on time 86% of the time (161 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (88%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2025: 100% on time (30 flights)100JunJul 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84AugSep 2025: 79% on time (29 flights)79SepOct 2025: 89% on time (28 flights)89OctNov 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88NovDec 2025: 79% on time (28 flights)79DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92JunAug 2026: 100% on time (20 flights)100Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2186%
Tuesday2592%
Wednesday2677%
Thursday2387%
Friday2176%
Saturday2095%
Sunday2588%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 57%Severe weather 21%Late inbound plane 18%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 5390 from SMF to LAX late?

United Airlines 5390 from Sacramento, CA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 14% of 161 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.