UA5616 Santa AnaSNA · 09:42 San FranciscoSFO · 11:23
UA5616 by United Airlines flies from Santa Ana (SNA) to San Francisco (SFO).
scheduled from SNA
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 SNA 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 on this route
ForecastSanta Ana to San Francisco with United Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 16%0.9× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 7 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 Santa Ana to San Francisco flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5616 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Ana to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SNA 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 UA5616 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5616 across the SNA and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~50 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 1/4 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 UA5616 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: N125SY, N153SY, N128SY.
Board clocks recorded as SNA and SFO published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA5616 Santa Ana to San Francisco on-time performance, measured from the SNA and SFO airport boards.
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