UA5899 RenoRNO · 11:39 San FranciscoSFO · 13:05
UA5899 by United Airlines flies from Reno (RNO) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.
arrived at SFO · 6 min late
Where the minutes go
last 5 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 · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at RNO 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Reno to San Francisco flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA5899 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Reno to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RNO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA5899 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5899 across the RNO and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~27 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 1/5 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 UA5899 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: N86371, N616UX, N82366, N603UX.
Board clocks recorded as RNO and SFO published them.
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Pro Flight Search — UA5899 Reno to San Francisco on-time performance, measured from the RNO and SFO airport boards.
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