UA1208United Airlines · DEN → SMF
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1208 DenverDEN · 15:58 SacramentoSMF · 17:40

UA1208 by United Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowOn time · gate B19 · as of 02:33
15:58

departs DEN · on schedule

⚖ UA1208 typically leaves −2 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+13 arrival
11-11
+46 gate · +12 arrival
11-10
−10 gate · −32 arrival
11-09
+0 gate · −17 arrival
11-08
−2 gate · −27 arrival
11-07
−12 gate · −38 arrival
11-06
+6 gate · −20 arrival

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −20 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
DEN→SMFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DEN 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 at Denver

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 6°C

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 Sacramento

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 17°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°C
  • 95% 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.

When it flies

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

Other Denver to Sacramento flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2149departs 08:00
UA1415departs 11:16
UA1594departs 13:30
UA2132departs 19:15
UA1602departs 20:45

If UA1208 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN 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 UA1208 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1208 across the DEN and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 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 UA1208 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
11-12DEN 15:58SMF 17:40 17:53 (+13)
11-11DEN 15:58 16:44 (+46)SMF 17:40 17:52 (+12)
11-10DEN 15:58 15:48 (−10)SMF 17:40 17:08 (−32)
11-09DEN 15:58 (+0)SMF 17:40 17:23 (−17)
11-08DEN 15:58 15:56 (−2)SMF 17:40 17:13 (−27)
11-07DEN 15:58 15:46 (−12)SMF 17:40 17:02 (−38)
11-06DEN 15:58 16:04 (+6)SMF 17:40 17:20 (−20)
11-05DEN 15:58 16:11 (+13)SMF 17:40 17:35 (−5)
11-04DEN 15:58 15:53 (−5)SMF 17:40 17:15 (−25)
11-03DEN 15:58 15:52 (−6)SMF

Aircraft

Recent tails: N446UA, N482UA, N459UA, N483UA.

Board clocks recorded as DEN and SMF published them.

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