UA1540 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA1540, which currently operates between the airports of Sacramento - Sacramento International Airport (Airport Code SMF) and Houston - Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Airport Code IAH).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, November 06, 2025.

UA1540 On Time performance:
97
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

UA1540 United Airlines from Sacramento

Landed - On-time
Delay: 5 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday November 06, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (November 05, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 07, 2025). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 9 Passenger

Departure

Sacramento (SMF)
November 06, 2025
Sacramento International Airport
Departed at:
05:28 am
Terminal:
A
Gate:
A17
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:30 am

Arrival

Houston (IAH)
November 06, 2025
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Arrived at:
11:14 am
Terminal:
E
Gate:
E16
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:09 am
Baggage: C10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- VA8265 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA1540?
The flight UA1540 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA1540?
The distance between the two airports is 1607 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA1540?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:39 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:38 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 Sacramento: 2025-11-06 13:42:46
Current Time in Houston: 2025-11-06 15:42:46

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Sacramento and Houston:
United Airlines - Flight Number: UA1949. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 16 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 August 19, 2025 to October 29, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 72
On Time: 70 ( 97 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from May 22, 2025 to October 29, 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 October 02, 2024 to September 30, 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 UA1540

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
05 November
05:21 am
Sacramento (SMF)
11:01 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 40min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
04 November
05:20 am
Sacramento (SMF)
10:59 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 39min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
03 November
05:23 am
Sacramento (SMF)
11:01 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 38min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
02 November
04:23 am
Sacramento (SMF)
11:00 am
Houston (IAH)
04h 37min
Boeing 737-900
Boeing 737-900
Landed - On-time
Saturday
01 November
05:29 am
Sacramento (SMF)
11:07 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 38min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
31 October
05:50 am
Sacramento (SMF)
11:19 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
30 October
05:22 am
Sacramento (SMF)
10:53 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 31min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
29 October
05:19 am
Sacramento (SMF)
10:54 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 35min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
28 October
05:20 am
Sacramento (SMF)
10:46 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 26min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 October
05:23 am
Sacramento (SMF)
10:52 am
Houston (IAH)
03h 29min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time