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UA863 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight NZ9863 from Air New Zealand (NZ) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA863. Check this page for details about flight UA863.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA863, which currently operates between the airports of San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO) and Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, March 26, 2026.

UA863 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

UA863 United Airlines to Sydney

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday March 26, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (March 25, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (March 27, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 777-200 / 200ER

Departure

San Francisco (SFO)
March 26, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
11:55 pm
Terminal:
IN - International
Gate:
G9
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:55 pm

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
March 28, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
09:01 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
32
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:15 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:

- LH9327 - Lufthansa

- LX3158 - Swiss

- NZ9863 - Air New Zealand

- VA8005 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA863?
The flight UA863 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA863?
The distance between the two airports is 7426 miles.

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: 2026-03-26 22:23:29
Current Time in Sydney: 2026-03-27 16:23:29

Alternative Flights

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

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF74. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA829. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: -28 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

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: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 02, 2025 to February 28, 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.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights UA863

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
27 March
11:50 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
09:18 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 28min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Thursday
26 March
11:49 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
09:04 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 15min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Wednesday
25 March
11:53 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:55 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 02min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Tuesday
24 March
11:55 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:45 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 50min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Monday
23 March
12:31 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09:03 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 32min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Sunday
22 March
12:10 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09:09 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 59min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Saturday
21 March
11:56 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
09:07 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 11min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Friday
20 March
11:55 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
08:59 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 04min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Thursday
19 March
01:10 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09:33 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 23min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- Delayed
Wednesday
18 March
12:00 am
San Francisco (SFO)
09:02 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 02min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time