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UA1973 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA1973, which currently operates between the airports of New Orleans - Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport (Airport Code MSY) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, April 30, 2026.

UA1973 On Time performance:
90
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

UA1973 United Airlines from New Orleans

Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 52 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday April 30, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (April 29, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (May 01, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (Scimitar Winglets) Passenger

Departure

New Orleans (MSY)
April 30, 2026
Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
10:37 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
C11
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:40 am

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
April 30, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
01:24 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
F12
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:32 pm
Baggage: 8
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Codeshare Flights

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

- EK6011 - Emirates

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA1973?
The flight UA1973 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA1973?
The distance between the two airports is 1909 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA1973?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:52 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 05:12 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 New Orleans: 2026-04-30 10:24:07
Current Time in San Francisco: 2026-04-30 08:24:07

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between New Orleans and San Francisco:
United Airlines - Flight Number: UA2194. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 32 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 26, 2026 to April 25, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 81 ( 90 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 16 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to April 25, 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 September 02, 2025 to March 31, 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.

Last Past Flights UA1973

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
29 April
09:39 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:46 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 07min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
28 April
09:39 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:35 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 56min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 April
09:34 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:51 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 17min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
26 April
09:40 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:54 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
05h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
25 April
06:00 pm
New Orleans (MSY)
08:38 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 38min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Friday
24 April
09:50 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:46 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 56min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
23 April
09:39 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:37 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 58min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
22 April
09:34 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:32 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 58min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
21 April
09:40 am
New Orleans (MSY)
12:14 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 34min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Monday
20 April
11:36 am
New Orleans (MSY)
02:33 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
04h 57min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed