UA2285United Airlines · SMF → DEN
live · 2h ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA2285 SacramentoSMF · 08:55 DenverDEN · 12:23

UA2285 by United Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Denver (DEN).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:50

scheduled from SMF

⚖ UA2285 typically leaves +6 and lands −26. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-21
+4 gate · −27 arrival
08-20
+7 gate · −18 arrival
08-19
+7 gate · −18 arrival
08-18
+4 gate · −28 arrival
08-17
+3 gate · −24 arrival
08-16
+70 gate · +34 arrival
08-14
+4 gate · −27 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 −26 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SMF and DEN 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 Sacramento to Denver flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA1889departs 05:00
UA1023departs 10:50
UA1961departs 12:57
UA5739departs 16:07
UA566departs 16:17
UA1841departs 18:31

If UA2285 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Denver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA2285 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA2285 across the SMF and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 UA2285 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
08-21SMF 08:55 08:59 (+4)DEN 12:23 11:56 (−27)
08-20SMF 08:55 09:02 (+7)DEN 12:23 12:05 (−18)
08-19SMF 08:55 09:02 (+7)DEN 12:23 12:05 (−18)
08-18SMF 08:55 08:59 (+4)DEN 12:23 11:55 (−28)
08-17SMF 08:55 08:58 (+3)DEN 12:23 11:59 (−24)
08-16SMF 08:55 10:05 (+70)DEN 12:23 12:57 (+34)
08-14SMF 08:55 08:59 (+4)DEN 12:23 11:56 (−27)
08-13SMF 08:55 09:05 (+10)DEN 12:23 12:03 (−20)
08-12SMF 08:55 09:12 (+17)DEN 12:23 12:17 (−6)
08-11SMF 08:55 (+0)DEN 12:23 11:49 (−34)
08-10SMF 08:50 08:56 (+6)DEN 12:16 11:50 (−26)
08-09SMF 08:50 08:56 (+6)DEN 12:16 11:49 (−27)
08-08SMF 08:50 08:51 (+1)DEN 12:16 11:44 (−32)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N37474, N68805, N62849, N37434.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and DEN published them.

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