UA5951United Airlines · SFO → MSP
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UA5951 San FranciscoSFO · 16:43 MinneapolisMSP · 22:45

UA5951 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Minneapolis (MSP) for the Thu, Aug 20 departure.

Right nowEn route to Minneapolis · off blocks 17:20 · 37 min late
22:45

estimated arrival at MSP · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board

En routeUA5951 · position estimated
SFOSan FranciscoMSPMinneapolis
Estimated from the boardsarr 22:45

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:20 · typical taxi-out at SFO ≈ 13 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+37 minmedian posted departure

The route today

live boards
SFOSan FranciscoModerate riskSFO delay board →
MSPMinneapolisModerate riskMSP delay board →
SFO→MSPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SFO and MSP 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 Minneapolis flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA283departs 08:33
UA5747departs 08:44
UA689departs 10:10
UA648departs 16:10
UA2171departs 16:43
UA1807departs 18:53

If UA5951 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from San Francisco to Minneapolis 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 UA5951 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA5951 across the SFO and MSP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +37 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA5951 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
08-20SFO 16:43 17:20 (+37)MSP 22:45
08-19SFO 16:43 16:38 (−5)MSP 22:45
08-17SFO 16:43MSP 22:45

Board clocks recorded as SFO and MSP published them.

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