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UA 5899 on time

United Airlines 5899: Reno to San Francisco at 11:38 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
52%
333 flights · likely 47–58%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
63%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 2 UA 5899 flights from Reno arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (48%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 12 minutes late.

UA 5899: RNO → SFO

Scheduled to leave Reno at 11:38 a.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5899. Over the past year it arrived on time 52% of the time (333 flights), worse than other UA flights on the route at that hour (63%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

10%55%100%Sep 2025: 58% on time (24 flights)58SepOct 2025: too few flights (6 flights)OctNov 2025: 52% on time (29 flights)52NovDec 2025: 58% on time (31 flights)58DecJan 2026: 81% on time (31 flights)81JanFeb 2026: 68% on time (28 flights)68FebMar 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MarApr 2026: 47% on time (30 flights)47AprMay 2026: 16% on time (31 flights)16MayJun 2026: 23% on time (30 flights)23JunJul 2026: 35% on time (31 flights)35JulAug 2026: 45% on time (31 flights)45Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4844%
Tuesday4867%
Wednesday4846%
Thursday4745%
Friday4743%
Saturday4766%
Sunday4856%

Why it was late

Air traffic & airport (NAS) 67%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Late inbound plane 11%Severe weather 2%

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Questions

How often is UA 5899 from RNO to SFO late?

United Airlines 5899 from Reno, NV to San Francisco, CA arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 48% of 333 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% 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.