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UA 5897 on time

United Airlines 5897: San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles at 6:00 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
87%
336 flights · likely 83–90%
Cancelled
0.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+113 min
average delay
Similar flights
94%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 7 UA 5897 flights from San Luis Obispo arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (13%); 0.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 5897: SBP → LAX

Scheduled to leave San Luis Obispo at 6:00 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5897. Over the past year it arrived on time 87% of the time (336 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (94%). Last seen in the data Aug 10, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 86% on time (28 flights)86SepOct 2025: 90% on time (31 flights)90OctNov 2025: 63% on time (30 flights)63NovDec 2025: 78% on time (27 flights)78DecJan 2026: 72% on time (29 flights)72JanFeb 2026: 86% on time (28 flights)86FebMar 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MarApr 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97AprMay 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94MayJun 2026: 97% on time (30 flights)97JunJul 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5082%
Tuesday4888%
Wednesday48100%
Thursday4984%
Friday4984%
Saturday4685%
Sunday4685%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 49%Severe weather 25%Late inbound plane 19%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 7%

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Questions

How often is UA 5897 from SBP to LAX late?

United Airlines 5897 from San Luis Obispo, CA to Los Angeles, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 13% of 336 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.