No clear winner: United’s DTW → SFO flights land within a few points of 7 in 10 on time whatever the hour.
Time of day × airport
Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).
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Flights, best and worst
Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.
No United flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 3 United flights in the current schedule
Every flight that flew in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule, with its record over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Times are local. Click a column to sort.
Nonstops by airline and airport
Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.
| United | DTW | SFO | 5h 21m | 71% | 0.7% | 408 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| UnitedDetails → | DTW 05:30 → ORD 05:53UA 3483 · flown by Republic | 1h 37m Chicago | ORD 07:30 → SFO 10:19UA 1116 | 7h 49m | 95% | 77% |
| UnitedDetails → | DTW 15:32 → DEN 16:45UA 302 | 1h 09m Denver | DEN 17:54 → SFO 19:40UA 1007 | 7h 08m | 86% | 58% |
| UnitedDetails → | DTW 14:10 → ORD 14:47UA 5381 · flown by SkyWest | 1h 10m Chicago | ORD 15:57 → SFO 18:49UA 2251 | 7h 39m | 76% | 52% |
About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON