UA520United Airlines · SFO → DEN
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed United Airlines

UA520 San FranciscoSFO · 14:08 DenverDEN · 17:07

UA520 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Denver (DEN) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Same number through SFO → SLC → DEN

Right nowIn the air to Denver · off blocks 14:14 · 6 min late
18:22

estimated arrival at DEN · local time · ~1h 49m from now

LivePosition · updated 5m ago
SFO911 mi · ~1h 49m leftDEN
20,900 ftAltitudeclimbing
516 mphSpeed448 kt
50°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 4h 56m

Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
+6 gate
09-09
−2 gate
09-08
+40 gate
09-07
−2 gate

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

The route today

live boards
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
SFO→DENevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
53%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at SFO 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. 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 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 San Francisco to Denver flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5908departs 09:17
UA6080departs 10:45
UA4753departs 18:25
UA5219departs 18:25
UA5753departs 20:48

If UA520 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Denver 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 UA520 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA520 across the SFO and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~30 min late. Based on 2 confirmed landings · 1/2 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA520 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
09-10SFO 14:08 14:14 (+6)DEN
09-09SFO 14:08 14:06 (−2)DEN
09-08SFO 14:08 14:48 (+40)DEN
09-07SFO 14:08 14:06 (−2)DEN

Aircraft

Recent tails: N814UA, N837UA.

Board clocks recorded as SFO and DEN published them.

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