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UA487 United Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA487, which currently operates between the airports of San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO) and Indianapolis - Indianapolis International Airport (Airport Code IND).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, May 14, 2026.

UA487 On Time performance:
86
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

UA487 United Airlines from San Francisco

En Route - On-time
Delay: 4 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday May 14, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (May 13, 2026). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737MAX 8 Passenger

Departure

San Francisco (SFO)
May 14, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Departed at:
10:36 am
Terminal:
3
Gate:
E11
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:40 am

Arrival

Indianapolis (IND)
May 14, 2026
Indianapolis International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:12 pm
Gate:
A23
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:08 pm
Baggage: 2
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Codeshare Flights

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

- NZ2729 - Air New Zealand

- VA8290 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA487?
The flight UA487 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA487?
The distance between the two airports is 1940 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight UA487?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:28 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:21 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: 2026-05-14 18:04:51
Current Time in Indianapolis: 2026-05-14 21:04:51

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between San Francisco and Indianapolis:
United Airlines - Flight Number: UA2229.

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 March 29, 2026 to May 04, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 37
On Time: 32 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 29, 2026 to May 04, 2026. 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 March 29, 2026 to April 30, 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 UA487

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
13 May
10:53 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06:01 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 08min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
12 May
11:09 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06:20 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 11min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
11 May
10:43 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06:37 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 54min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
10 May
10:40 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06:02 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
09 May
10:39 am
San Francisco (SFO)
05:59 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
08 May
12:03 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
07:28 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 25min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
07 May
10:37 am
San Francisco (SFO)
05:51 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
06 May
10:34 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06:05 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 31min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
05 May
10:32 am
San Francisco (SFO)
05:39 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 07min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
04 May
10:33 am
San Francisco (SFO)
06:16 pm
Indianapolis (IND)
04h 43min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time