UA1986 San FranciscoSFO · 08:39 CalgaryYYC · 12:30
UA1986 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Calgary (YYC).
scheduled from SFO
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
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at SFO and YYC 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Francisco to Calgary flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA1986 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Calgary on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SFO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA1986 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1986 across the SFO and YYC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1986 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: N38454, N75433.
Board clocks recorded as SFO and YYC published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA1986 San Francisco to Calgary on-time performance, measured from the SFO and YYC airport boards.
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