UA5259 SacramentoSMF · 16:05 Los AngelesLAX · 17:50
UA5259 by United Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Los Angeles (LAX).
scheduled from SMF
⚖ UA5259 typically leaves +14 and lands −27. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −27 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SMF and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastSacramento to Los Angeles with United Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 6.0%1.0× usual
Forecast weather: 82% chance of rain at Los Angeles
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sacramento to Los Angeles flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5259 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How UA5259 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5259 across the SMF and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 UA5259 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N611UX, N615UX, N86372, N616UX.
Board clocks recorded as SMF and LAX published them.
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Pro Flight Search: UA5259 Sacramento to Los Angeles on-time performance, measured from the SMF and LAX airport boards.
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