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UA2438 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight NZ9040 from Air New Zealand (NZ) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA2438. Check this page for details about flight UA2438.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA2438, which currently operates between the airports of San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO) and Cleveland - Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (Airport Code CLE).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, May 17, 2026.

UA2438 On Time performance:
78
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

UA2438 United Airlines to Cleveland

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Sunday May 17, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Today (May 18, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

San Francisco (SFO)
May 17, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Departed at:
04:29 pm
Terminal:
3
Gate:
E11
Scheduled Departure Time: 04:36 pm

Arrival

Cleveland (CLE)
May 18, 2026
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Arrived at:
12:19 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
C21
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:34 am
Baggage: 10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- NZ9040 - Air New Zealand

- VA8486 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA2438?
The flight UA2438 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA2438?
The distance between the two airports is 2158 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA2438?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:58 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:36 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 San Francisco: 2026-05-18 01:01:37
Current Time in Cleveland: 2026-05-18 04:01:37

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between San Francisco and Cleveland:
United Airlines - Flight Number: UA1229. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 5 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 02, 2026 to May 15, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 9
On Time: 7 ( 78 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 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 UA2438

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
18 May
04:29 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:19 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 50min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
17 May
04:31 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:17 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 46min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
16 May
04:32 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:25 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 53min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
15 May
04:28 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:05 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 37min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
12 May
05:00 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:39 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 39min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
11 May
04:48 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:16 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 28min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
10 May
04:29 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
11:51 pm
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 22min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Saturday
09 May
04:49 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:41 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 52min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
08 May
04:36 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:05 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
05 May
05:14 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
12:57 am
Cleveland (CLE)
04h 43min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed