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Is UA686 delayed?

No delay reported yet. UA686 is scheduled to leave San Francisco at 07:38 on Nov 14 and reach Houston at 12:59 (as of Nov 14, 14:23 UTC).

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 27 of the last 29 flights.

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Departure

San Francisco

SFO

Scheduled

Nov 14

Arrival

Houston

IAH

Scheduled

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Los_Angeles)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
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Actual
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Arrival · UTC

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Route overview: San Francisco → HoustonSFOIAH
San Francisco → Houston

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • San Francisco → Houston

    On schedule (7 min behind)
  • San Francisco → Houston

    12 min early
  • San Francisco → Houston

    3 min early
  • San Francisco → Houston

    8 min early
  • San Francisco → Houston

    10 min early

Is UA686 usually late?

Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Arrivals tracked
29
On time
93%
of 29 arrivals
Late
7%
of 29 arrivals
Cancelled
0%
of 29 flights
Median arrival delay
8 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
6 min

On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

At the airports today

San Francisco (SFO) departures

Left more than 15 min late
25 of 31
Cancelled today
38
Flights from San Francisco to Houston today

Houston (IAH) departures

Left more than 15 min late
12 of 35
Cancelled today
49

All United Airlines flights

Flight history and details
UA686 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 13, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston7
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-12
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-3
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-8
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-10
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-8
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-9
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston25
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-9
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-30
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston19
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-21
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-13
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-26
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston7
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston0
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-17
Oct 27, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-9
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-6
Oct 25, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston3
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-15
Oct 23, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-3
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-7
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-9
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-6
Oct 19, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-19
Oct 18, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-4
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-18
Oct 16, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoHouston-6
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