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UA863 United Airlines - Flight Status

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 Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

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

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Tuesday September 16, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (September 17, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (September 18, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

San Francisco (SFO)
September 16, 2025
San Francisco International Airport
Departed at:
10:53 pm
Terminal:
IN - International
Gate:
G6
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:00 pm

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
September 18, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:32 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
51
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:55 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: 2025-09-17 08:37:30
Current Time in Sydney: 2025-09-18 01:37:30

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between San Francisco and Sydney:
Qantas - Flight Number: QF74.

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 September 02, 2024 to August 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.

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
Thursday
18 September
10:53 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
06:32 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 39min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Wednesday
17 September
11:17 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
07:01 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 44min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Tuesday
16 September
10:57 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
06:47 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 50min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Monday
15 September
12:09 am
San Francisco (SFO)
07:32 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 23min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- Delayed
Sunday
14 September
11:07 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
06:42 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 35min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Saturday
13 September
11:14 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
07:03 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 49min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Friday
12 September
10:52 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
06:47 am
Sydney (SYD)
14h 55min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Thursday
11 September
10:58 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
07:08 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 10min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Wednesday
10 September
11:00 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
07:01 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 01min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time
Tuesday
09 September
11:02 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
07:07 am
Sydney (SYD)
15h 05min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
- On-time