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UA1849

San Francisco (SFO) to Washington (IAD) · scheduled 8:25 AM – 4:25 PM

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How UA1849 performs

790 operations, 2024-05-02 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
82.9%
645 of 778 completed
Cancellation rate
1.14%
9 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-5 min
Average 2.1 min
Severe delays
5.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
63 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
84.8%
Left the gate on time

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 790 operations between 2024-05-02 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
UA184982.9%1.14%-5 min5.1%790
United Airlines on SFOIAD82.5%0.92%-8 min5.6%7,308
All SFOIAD flights82.0%0.93%-8 min5.7%8,277

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2024-05-02 to 2026-06-30

Other routes UA1849 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
PDXSFO Portland to San Francisco2025-03-302025-03-312
SANSFO San Diego to San Francisco2025-02-132025-03-0521
PHXSFO Phoenix to San Francisco2024-11-032024-12-0220
IAHMSP Houston to Minneapolis2024-01-092024-05-0166
IAHBNA Houston to Nashville2024-03-072024-03-3024
SJCLAS San Jose to Las Vegas2024-02-092024-02-091
EWRDFW Newark to Dallas–Fort Worth2023-10-292024-01-0870
ORDAUS Chicago to Austin2023-11-272023-11-271
IAHGRR Houston to Grand Rapids2023-09-292023-10-2827
SBASFO Santa Barbara to San Francisco2023-10-192023-10-191
SBNORD South Bend to Chicago2023-10-132023-10-131
MKEIAH Milwaukee to Houston2023-07-012023-09-289088.8%
IAHAUS Houston to Austin2023-08-012023-09-0425

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route UA1849 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 790 records of UA1849 operating SFOIAD, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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