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UA 2854 on time

United Airlines 2854: Burbank to San Francisco at 8:22 p.m.; San Francisco to Philadelphia at 11:20 p.m. (past 12 months). Figures below the title are for BUR → SFO, its busiest leg

On time
49%
223 flights · likely 43–56%
Cancelled
0.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+16 min
median vs schedule
When late
+72 min
average delay
Similar flights
51%
UA, same route & hour

About 5 in 10 UA 2854 flights from Burbank arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (51%); 0.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 16 minutes late.

UA 2854: BUR → SFO

Scheduled to leave Burbank at 8:22 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 49% of the time (223 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (51%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from Burbank to San Francisco (96% of days). United Airlines's last BUR–SFO flight was cancelled 0.3% of the time, against 1.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 7:02 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

0%50%100%Aug 2025: 62% on time (21 flights)62AugSep 2025: 59% on time (17 flights)59SepOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 45% on time (29 flights)45NovDec 2025: 68% on time (31 flights)68DecJan 2026: 71% on time (31 flights)71JanFeb 2026: too few flights (10 flights)FebMar 2026: 83% on time (24 flights)83MarMay 2026: too few flights (10 flights)MayJun 2026: 8% on time (24 flights)8JunJul 2026: 9% on time (22 flights)9JulAug 2026: 32% on time (19 flights)32Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3949%
Tuesday17—
Wednesday3352%
Thursday3639%
Friday3647%
Saturday2463%
Sunday3845%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 71%Late inbound plane 24%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 5%

All flights BUR → SFO · Connecting off UA 2854? Check the risk

UA 2854: SFO → PHL

Scheduled to leave San Francisco at 11:20 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 84% of the time (170 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually United Airlines's last flight of the day from San Francisco to Philadelphia (99% of days). United Airlines's last SFO–PHL flight was cancelled 0.4% of the time, against 0.3% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next United Airlines flight is usually around 8:38 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Mar 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85MarApr 2026: 85% on time (26 flights)85AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 74% on time (31 flights)74JulAug 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2677%
Tuesday18—
Wednesday2580%
Thursday2673%
Friday2685%
Saturday2396%
Sunday2685%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 27%

All flights SFO → PHL · Connecting off UA 2854? Check the risk

Questions

How often is UA 2854 from BUR to SFO late?

United Airlines 2854 from Burbank, CA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 51% of 223 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.4% were cancelled.

How often is UA 2854 from SFO to PHL late?

United Airlines 2854 from San Francisco, CA to Philadelphia, PA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 16% of 170 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.0% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.