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UA872 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA872, which currently operates between the airports of Taipei - Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Airport Code TPE) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

UA872 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

UA872 United Airlines from Taipei

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday August 27, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (August 26, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 28, 2025). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Taipei (TPE)
August 27, 2025
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Departed at:
09:40 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
D5
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:50 am

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
August 27, 2025
San Francisco International Airport
Arrived at:
06:46 am
Terminal:
IN - International
Gate:
G8
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:50 am
Baggage: INT
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA872?
The flight UA872 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA872?
The distance between the two airports is 6458 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA872?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 12:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 15:37 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 Taipei: 2025-08-28 05:48:54
Current Time in San Francisco: 2025-08-27 14:48:54

Alternative Flights

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

EVA Air
- Flight Number: BR18. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: BR28. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: BR8. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)

China Airlines
- Flight Number: CI4. (On Time performance: 20 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
- Flight Number: CI5346. (On Time performance: 26 - Average Delay: 38 minutes)

Starlux Airlines
- Flight Number: JX12. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA852. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 17 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 May 22, 2025 to August 21, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 83 ( 90 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 5 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 22, 2025 to August 21, 2025. 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 August 02, 2024 to July 31, 2025. 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 UA872

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
26 August
09:43 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:27 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 44min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Monday
25 August
09:39 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:43 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 04min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Sunday
24 August
09:42 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:36 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 54min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Saturday
23 August
09:42 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:37 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 55min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Friday
22 August
09:50 am
Taipei (TPE)
07:25 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 35min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
21 August
09:38 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:40 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 02min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
20 August
09:47 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:51 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 04min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
19 August
09:56 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:56 am
San Francisco (SFO)
12h 00min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Monday
18 August
09:47 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:39 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 52min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Sunday
17 August
09:50 am
Taipei (TPE)
06:34 am
San Francisco (SFO)
11h 44min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time