UA1986 San FranciscoSFO · 22:40 DetroitDTW · 06:28
UA1986 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Detroit (DTW).
scheduled from SFO
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SFO and DTW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastSan Francisco to Detroit with United Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.3%24.5× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 4.6%1.4× usual
Forecast weather: 84% chance of rain at San Francisco
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Francisco to Detroit flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1986 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Detroit on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How UA1986 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1986 across the SFO and DTW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -1 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1986 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N76269, N483UA, N431UA.
Board clocks recorded as SFO and DTW published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA1986 San Francisco to Detroit on-time performance, measured from the SFO and DTW airport boards.
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