UA837United Airlines · SFO → NRT
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA837 San FranciscoSFO · 12:25 TokyoNRT · 15:00

UA837 by United Airlines flies from San Francisco (SFO) to Tokyo (NRT) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.

Right nowEn route to Tokyo · off blocks 13:10 · 45 min late
En route

en route from SFO to NRT

En routeUA837 · position estimated
SFOSan FranciscoNRTTokyo
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:10 · typical taxi-out at SFO ≈ 13 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+27 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-18
+45 gate · −3 arrival
08-17
−2 gate · +1 arrival
08-16
−2 gate · +27 arrival
08-15
+36 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
SFOSan FranciscoOn-time likelySFO delay board →
NRTTokyoOn-time likelyNRT delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+22 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SFO and NRT 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How UA837 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA837 across the SFO and NRT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~27 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA837 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
08-18SFO 12:25 13:10 (+45)NRT 15:00 14:57 (−3)
08-17SFO 12:25 12:23 (−2)NRT 15:00 15:01 (+1)
08-16SFO 12:25 12:23 (−2)NRT 15:00 15:27 (+27)
08-15SFO NRT 15:00 15:36 (+36)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N2142U, N2748U, N2644U.

Board clocks recorded as SFO and NRT published them.

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