UA2285United Airlines · SMF → DEN
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2285 SacramentoSMF · 09:00 DenverDEN · 12:28

UA2285 by United Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Denver (DEN) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowEn route to Denver · off blocks 09:13 · 13 min late
En route

en route from SMF to DEN

En routeUA2285 · position estimated
SMFSacramentoDENDenver
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 09:13 · typical taxi-out at SMF ≈ 5.2 min.

Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+13 gate · −11 arrival
10-24
+4 gate · −12 arrival
10-23
+2 gate · −22 arrival
10-22
+22 gate · +7 arrival
10-21
+11 gate · −12 arrival
10-20
+6 gate · −15 arrival
10-19
+13 gate · −11 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −12 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
SMF→DENevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at SMF and DEN 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 at SMF

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 10°C
  • 78% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at DEN

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 5°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sacramento to Denver flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1889departs 05:00
UA1306departs 08:45
UA675departs 10:55
UA1961departs 13:06
UA566departs 16:08
UA3933departs 17:33

If UA2285 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Denver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF 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 UA2285 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2285 across the SMF and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2285 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-02SMF 09:00 09:13 (+13)DEN 12:28 12:17 (−11)
10-24SMF 09:00 09:04 (+4)DEN 12:28 12:16 (−12)
10-23SMF 09:00 09:02 (+2)DEN 12:28 12:06 (−22)
10-22SMF 09:00 09:22 (+22)DEN 12:28 12:35 (+7)
10-21SMF 09:00 09:11 (+11)DEN 12:28 12:16 (−12)
10-20SMF 09:00 09:06 (+6)DEN 12:28 12:13 (−15)
10-19SMF 09:00 09:13 (+13)DEN 12:28 12:17 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N75432, N39461, N77431, N39423.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and DEN published them.

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