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UA 566 on time

United Airlines 566: Sacramento to Denver at 4:19 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
308 flights · likely 79–87%
Cancelled
0.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−2 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 UA 566 flights from Sacramento arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 0.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 2 minutes early.

UA 566: SMF → DEN

Scheduled to leave Sacramento at 4:19 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (308 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: too few flights (6 flights)SepOct 2025: 97% on time (31 flights)97OctNov 2025: 97% on time (29 flights)97NovDec 2025: 94% on time (17 flights)94DecJan 2026: 73% on time (22 flights)73JanFeb 2026: 81% on time (27 flights)81FebMar 2026: 90% on time (29 flights)90MarApr 2026: 88% on time (26 flights)88AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 67% on time (30 flights)67JulAug 2026: 60% on time (30 flights)60Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4580%
Tuesday4687%
Wednesday4580%
Thursday4480%
Friday4580%
Saturday3995%
Sunday4484%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 49%Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 13%

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Questions

How often is UA 566 from SMF to DEN late?

United Airlines 566 from Sacramento, CA to Denver, CO arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 308 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.