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UA 638 on time

United Airlines 638: San Francisco to Honolulu at 7:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
262 flights · likely 82–91%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−10 min
median vs schedule
When late
+65 min
average delay
Similar flights
84%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 UA 638 flights from San Francisco arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 10 minutes early.

UA 638: SFO → HNL

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 7:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (262 flights), better than other UA flights on the route at that hour (84%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from San Francisco to Honolulu (100% of days). United Airlines's last SFO–HNL flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 0.1% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:05 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: 89% on time (18 flights)89AugSep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 84% on time (31 flights)84OctNov 2025: 97% on time (30 flights)97NovDec 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90DecJan 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JanMar 2026: 96% on time (27 flights)96MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 84% on time (31 flights)84MayJun 2026: 77% on time (30 flights)77JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3887%
Tuesday3692%
Wednesday3692%
Thursday3889%
Friday3887%
Saturday3879%
Sunday3884%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 68%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 4%

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Questions

How often is UA 638 from SFO to HNL late?

United Airlines 638 from San Francisco, CA to Honolulu, HI arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 262 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.