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UA 488 on time

United Airlines 488: Burbank to San Francisco at 7:15 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
79%
309 flights · likely 74–83%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 5 UA 488 flights from Burbank arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (21%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

UA 488: BUR → SFO

Scheduled to leave Burbank at 7:15 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 79% of the time (309 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 65% on time (26 flights)65SepOct 2025: 87% on time (31 flights)87OctNov 2025: 80% on time (30 flights)80NovDec 2025: 88% on time (17 flights)88DecJan 2026: 92% on time (26 flights)92JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (28 flights)96FebMar 2026: too few flights (7 flights)MarApr 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67AprMay 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45MayJun 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93JunJul 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JulAug 2026: 68% on time (22 flights)68Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4674%
Tuesday4480%
Wednesday4491%
Thursday4576%
Friday4567%
Saturday4288%
Sunday4377%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 70%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 16%Late inbound plane 14%

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Questions

How often is UA 488 from BUR to SFO late?

United Airlines 488 from Burbank, CA to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 21% of 309 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.3% 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.