UA2862 WashingtonIAD · 14:26 San FranciscoSFO · 17:35
UA2862 by United Airlines flies from Washington (IAD) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.
estimated arrival at SFO · local time · ~11 min from now
position updated 3m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 4h 58m
Where the minutes go
last 4 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 IAD and SFO 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 Washington
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
- 92% 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 San Francisco
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to San Francisco flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA2862 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IAD 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 UA2862 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2862 across the IAD and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~39 min early. Based on 1 confirmed landing · 1/1 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 UA2862 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: N69830, N37427, N39461.
Board clocks recorded as IAD and SFO published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA2862 Washington to San Francisco on-time performance, measured from the IAD and SFO airport boards.
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