UA249United Airlines · CLE → SMF
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA249 ClevelandCLE · 16:07 SacramentoSMF · 17:41

UA249 by United Airlines flies from Cleveland (CLE) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Sat, Aug 22 departure.

Same number through CLE → EWR → SMF

Right nowIn the air to Sacramento · off blocks 16:12 · 5 min late
17:41

estimated arrival at SMF · local time · landing about now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
SMF503 mi leftCLE
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
493 mphSpeed428 kt
249°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 4h 28m

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+159+318+477 min
08-23
+5 gate
08-22
+5 gate
08-21
+11 gate
08-20
+477 gate
08-19
+14 gate
08-18
+9 gate
08-17
+6 gate

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

0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLEClevelandModerate riskCLE delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
CLE→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
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLE and SMF 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
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cleveland to Sacramento flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA601departs 07:00
UA2468departs 08:05
UA3424departs 11:50
UA1892departs 12:53
UA2645departs 17:25
UA3633departs 17:42

If UA249 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Cleveland to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA249 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA249 across the CLE and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 10/12 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 UA249 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
08-23CLE 16:07 16:12 (+5)SMF
08-22CLE 16:07 16:12 (+5)SMF
08-21CLE 16:07 16:18 (+11)SMF
08-20CLE 16:07 00:04 (+477)SMF
08-19CLE 16:07 16:21 (+14)SMF
08-18CLE 16:07 16:16 (+9)SMF
08-17CLE 16:07 16:13 (+6)SMF
08-16CLE 16:07 16:35 (+28)SMF
08-15CLE 16:07 16:29 (+22)SMF
08-14CLE 16:07 16:12 (+5)SMF
08-13CLE 16:07 16:14 (+7)SMF
08-12CLE 16:07 16:39 (+32)SMF
08-11CLE 16:07 20:24 (+257)SMF

Aircraft

Recent tails: N17458, N27404, N37562, N17594.

Board clocks recorded as CLE and SMF published them.

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