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UA2038 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight CM2519 from Copa Airlines (CM) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA2038. Check this page for details about flight UA2038.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA2038, which currently operates between the airports of San Diego - San Diego International Airport (Airport Code SAN) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, January 18, 2026.

UA2038 On Time performance:
44
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

UA2038 United Airlines to San Francisco

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Sunday January 18, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (January 19, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 20, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

San Diego (SAN)
January 18, 2026
San Diego International Airport
Departed at:
07:42 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
41
Scheduled Departure Time: 07:52 pm

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
January 18, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Arrived at:
09:09 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
E7
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:39 pm
Baggage: 6
Disclaimer
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AC5187 - Air Canada

- CM2519 - Copa Airlines

- OZ6308 - Asiana Airlines

- VA8439 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA2038?
The flight UA2038 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA2038?
The distance between the two airports is 447 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA2038?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:47 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:52 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between San Diego and San Francisco:

Alaska Airlines
- Flight Number: AS2121. (On Time performance: 48 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS2211. (On Time performance: 45 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS2265. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS2312. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS2466. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS2480. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS322. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS3305. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 71 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS3347. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS3352. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS3463. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: AS3482. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)

Frontier Airlines
- Flight Number: F93381. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 53 minutes)
- Flight Number: F93383.

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA1111. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1763. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1871. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA1986. (On Time performance: 18 - Average Delay: 124 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2076. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2117. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2149. (On Time performance: 33 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2309. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA285. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA2863. (On Time performance: 55 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA5403. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 68 minutes)

Southwest Airlines
- Flight Number: WN1021. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1438. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN2956. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 39 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3421. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4003.
- Flight Number: WN4005.
- Flight Number: WN4007. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 31 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4010. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4012. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4249. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4250. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 42 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4252. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4253. (On Time performance: 42 - Average Delay: 41 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN4789. (On Time performance: 39 - Average Delay: 51 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN956. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from January 06, 2026 to January 14, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 9
On Time: 4 ( 44 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 33 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 22 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 28 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights UA2038

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
18 January
07:42 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:09 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 27min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Saturday
17 January
07:41 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:30 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 49min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
16 January
08:31 pm
San Diego (SAN)
10:03 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 32min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
15 January
09:04 am
San Diego (SAN)
10:57 am
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 53min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
14 January
10:11 pm
San Diego (SAN)
11:43 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 32min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
13 January
07:46 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:33 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 47min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 January
07:46 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:27 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 41min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
11 January
08:18 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:56 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 38min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
10 January
07:59 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:52 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 53min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 January
08:34 pm
San Diego (SAN)
09:56 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
01h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed