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UA 5479 on time

United Airlines 5479: San Francisco to Monterey at 9:30 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
74%
277 flights · likely 69–79%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5479 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (26%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

UA 5479: SFO → MRY

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 9:30 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5479. Over the past year it arrived on time 74% of the time (277 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90AugSep 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87NovDec 2025: 74% on time (31 flights)74DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: too few flights (3 flights)MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 65% on time (31 flights)65JulAug 2026: 64% on time (25 flights)64Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4262%
Tuesday3778%
Wednesday4085%
Thursday4063%
Friday4068%
Saturday3786%
Sunday4180%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 45%Late inbound plane 23%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is UA 5479 from SFO to MRY late?

United Airlines 5479 from San Francisco, CA to Monterey, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 26% of 277 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% 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.