UA5796 San FranciscoSFO · 18:40 SacramentoSMF · 19:40
UA5796 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
departs SFO · on schedule
board checked 35m ago · checking again in 45s
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 SMF 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 Sacramento with United Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%18.2× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 6.7%0.9× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 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 Sacramento flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5796 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Sacramento 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 UA5796 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5796 across the SFO and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left right on schedule but landed about 13 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5796 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: N947SW, N933EV.
Board clocks recorded as SFO and SMF published them.
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