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UA 5650 on time

United Airlines 5650: San Francisco to Santa Ana at 4:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
237 flights · likely 61–73%
Cancelled
1.7%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+64 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 UA 5650 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 1.7% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

UA 5650: SFO → SNA

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 4:50 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5650. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (237 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Feb 2025: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2025: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2025: 81% on time (21 flights)81MayJan 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92JanFeb 2026: 71% on time (28 flights)71FebMar 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74MarApr 2026: 70% on time (30 flights)70AprMay 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81MayJun 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60JunJul 2026: 40% on time (30 flights)40JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3447%
Tuesday3471%
Wednesday3476%
Thursday3456%
Friday3462%
Saturday3388%
Sunday3474%

Why it was late

Severe weather 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 21%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 19%

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Questions

How often is UA 5650 from SFO to SNA late?

United Airlines 5650 from San Francisco, CA to Santa Ana, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 237 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.7% 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.