UA500United Airlines · IND → SFO
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA500 IndianapolisIND · 07:20 San FranciscoSFO · 09:10

UA500 by United Airlines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.

Right nowOn Time · gate A24 · as of 00:54
07:20

departs IND · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-11
−2 arrival
09-10
+0 gate · −2 arrival
09-09
+0 gate · −9 arrival
09-08
+0 gate · −12 arrival
09-07
+0 gate · −14 arrival
09-06
+0 gate · −19 arrival
09-05
+0 gate · −18 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
IND→SFOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
56%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+22 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at IND 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 Indianapolis to San Francisco flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2797departs 16:51

If UA500 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from Indianapolis to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA500 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA500 across the IND and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 UA500 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
09-11IND 07:20SFO 09:10 09:08 (−2)
09-10IND 07:20 (+0)SFO 09:10 09:08 (−2)
09-09IND 07:20 (+0)SFO 09:10 09:01 (−9)
09-08IND 07:20 (+0)SFO 09:10 08:58 (−12)
09-07IND 07:25 (+0)SFO 09:15 09:01 (−14)
09-06IND 07:00 (+0)SFO 08:50 08:31 (−19)
09-05IND 07:25 (+0)SFO 09:15 08:57 (−18)

Board clocks recorded as IND and SFO published them.

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