UA5256 Santa BarbaraSBA San FranciscoSFO · 17:38
UA5256 by United Airlines flies from Santa Barbara (SBA) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Sat, Sep 12 departure.
arrival expected at SFO · on schedule
board checked 14m ago · checking again in 45s
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 boardsWhen it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How UA5256 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5256 across the SBA and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 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 UA5256 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as SBA and SFO published them.
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