UA2386United Airlines · SFO → DCA
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2386 San FranciscoSFO · 14:30 WashingtonDCA · 22:53

UA2386 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Washington (DCA) for the Tue, Oct 20 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Washington · off blocks 14:21 · 9 min early
22:11

estimated arrival at DCA · local time · ~2h 45m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
SFO1,570 mi · ~2h 45m leftDCA
35,000 ftAltitudecruising
587 mphSpeed510 kt
86°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 4m

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
−9 gate · −10 arrival
10-19
+0 gate · −10 arrival
10-18
−5 gate · −17 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
SFO→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.4%Chance of cancellation
+16 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SFO and DCA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

Other San Francisco to Washington flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1678departs 08:40

If UA2386 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from San Francisco to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2386 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2386 across the SFO and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -8 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA2386 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
10-20SFO 14:30 14:21 (−9)DCA 22:53 22:43 (−10)
10-19SFO 14:30 (+0)DCA 22:53 22:43 (−10)
10-18SFO 14:30 14:25 (−5)DCA 22:53 22:36 (−17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N37365, N27276.

Board clocks recorded as SFO and DCA published them.

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