UA5908United Airlines · SFO → SLC
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UA5908 San FranciscoSFO · 09:17 Salt Lake CitySLC · 12:22

UA5908 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Salt Lake City (SLC).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
18:35

scheduled from SFO

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-21
−5 gate · −19 arrival
08-20
−4 gate · −17 arrival
08-19
−1 gate · −20 arrival
08-18
−7 gate · −30 arrival
08-17
+1 gate · −13 arrival
08-16
−4 gate

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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SFOSan FranciscoModerate riskSFO delay board →
SLCSalt Lake CityOn-time likelySLC delay board →
SFO→SLCevery 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
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+25 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SFO and SLC 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 San Francisco to Salt Lake City flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA5605departs 08:40
UA2230departs 09:15
UA2017departs 13:56
UA520departs 14:08
UA543departs 16:11
UA5219departs 18:25

If UA5908 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Salt Lake City 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 UA5908 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5908 across the SFO and SLC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 UA5908 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
08-21SFO 09:17 09:12 (−5)SLC 12:22 12:03 (−19)
08-20SFO 09:17 09:13 (−4)SLC 12:22 12:05 (−17)
08-19SFO 09:17 09:16 (−1)SLC 12:22 12:02 (−20)
08-18SFO 09:17 09:10 (−7)SLC 12:22 11:52 (−30)
08-17SFO 09:17 09:18 (+1)SLC 12:22 12:09 (−13)
08-16SFO 09:17 09:13 (−4)SLC

Aircraft

Recent tails: N85374, N611UX, N607UX, N603UX.

Board clocks recorded as SFO and SLC published them.

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