UA59United Airlines · FRA → SFO
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA59 Frankfurt am MainFRA · 12:55 San FranciscoSFO · 15:20

UA59 by United Airlines flies from Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Wed, Oct 21 departure.

Right nowDescending into San Francisco
15:47

estimated arrival at SFO · local time · ~25 min from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
SFO108 mi · ~25 min leftFRA
34,300 ftAltitudedescending
427 mphSpeed371 kt
177°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 4h 26m

Typical arrival+27 minmedian over 1 operations

The route today

live boards
FRAFrankfurt am MainModerate riskFRA delay board →
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
FRA→SFOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+15 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at FRA and SFO 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 Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA58departs 09:45
UA927departs 17:30

If UA59 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Frankfurt am Main to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in FRA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA59 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA59 across the FRA and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 33.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at FRA and SFO.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA59 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-21FRA 12:55SFO 15:20 15:47 (+27)
10-20FRA 12:55SFO

Board clocks recorded as FRA and SFO published them.

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