UA1281 United Airlines - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA1281, which currently operates between the airports of Denver - Denver International Airport (Airport Code DEN) and San Diego - San Diego International Airport (Airport Code SAN).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, March 03, 2026.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights UA1281
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights UA1281
UA1281 On Time performance:
88
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays Flight Status
UA1281 United Airlines from Denver
Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Tuesday March 03, 2026
Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Tuesday March 03, 2026
Departure
Denver (DEN)
March 03, 2026
Denver International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
04:05 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
A20
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:05 pm
Arrival
San Diego (SAN)
March 03, 2026
San Diego International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
05:39 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
43
Scheduled Arrival Time: 05:39 pm
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Codeshare Flights
This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:
- AC3588 - Air Canada
Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight UA1281?
The flight UA1281 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.
Which is the distance of flight UA1281?
The distance between the two airports is 852 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight UA1281?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:34 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:20 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Denver: 2026-03-03 10:18:32
Current Time in San Diego: 2026-03-03 09:18:32
The flight UA1281 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.
Which is the distance of flight UA1281?
The distance between the two airports is 852 miles.
Which is the flight time of flight UA1281?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:34 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:20 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Denver: 2026-03-03 10:18:32
Current Time in San Diego: 2026-03-03 09:18:32
Alternative Flights
The following airlines serves the same route between Denver and San Diego:
Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS1428. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS1491. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS3021. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F92711. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: F92817. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: F94989. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1302. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1835. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1940. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2309. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA540. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA593. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
Southwest Airlines
- Flight Number: WN1123. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 281 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1588. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1589. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN206. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN2340. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3028. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3131. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN393. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4176. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 135 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4333. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS1428. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS1491. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS3021. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F92711. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: F92817. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: F94989. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1302. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1835. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1940. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2309. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA540. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA593. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
Southwest Airlines
- Flight Number: WN1123. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 281 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1588. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1589. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN206. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN2340. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3028. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3131. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN393. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 47 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4176. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 135 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4333. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
Punctuality and delays
We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 31, 2025 to February 27, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 02, 2025 to February 27, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.
In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from December 02, 2025 to February 27, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 69
On Time: 61 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 1 % )
Average Delay: 7 minutes.
Total number of flights: 69
On Time: 61 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 1 % )
Average Delay: 7 minutes.
Last Past Flights UA1281
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
02 March
02 March
04:00 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:30 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 30min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Sunday
01 March
01 March
04:05 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:23 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 18min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Saturday
28 February
28 February
04:02 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:21 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
27 February
27 February
04:21 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:37 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 16min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 February
26 February
03:59 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:14 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 15min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
25 February
25 February
05:01 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
06:18 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 17min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
24 February
24 February
04:02 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:18 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 16min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Monday
23 February
23 February
04:02 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:19 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 17min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
22 February
22 February
04:03 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:19 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 16min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Saturday
21 February
21 February
04:06 pm
Denver (DEN)
Denver (DEN)
05:31 pm
San Diego (SAN)
San Diego (SAN)
02h 25min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
