Informational Guide to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) - Non Official

UA61 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VA8003 from Virgin Australia (VA) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA61. Check this page for details about flight UA61.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA61, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, December 22, 2024.

UA61 On Time performance:
91
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

UA61 United Airlines to San Francisco

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 110 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday December 22, 2024
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 21, 2024). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 23, 2024). See it here

Airline information

United Airlines
United Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
December 22, 2024
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Departed at:
14:57
Terminal:
2
Gate:
12
Scheduled Departure Time: 13:00

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
December 22, 2024
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
10:10
Terminal:
I
Gate:
G2
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:20
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Codeshare Flights

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

- LH8921 - Lufthansa

- LX3087 - Swiss

- VA8003 - Virgin Australia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA61?
The flight UA61 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA61?
The distance between the two airports is 12656 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight UA61?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 14:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 19:29 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 Melbourne: 2024-12-22 17:23:25
Current Time in San Francisco: 2024-12-21 22:23:25

Alternative Flights

United Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Melbourne to San Francisco.

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 September 17, 2024 to December 16, 2024, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 91
On Time: 83 ( 91 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 2 ( 2 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 5 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 17, 2024 to December 16, 2024. 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 December 02, 2023 to November 30, 2024. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights UA61

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
21 December
13:04
Melbourne (MEL)
08:56
San Francisco (SFO)
14h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Friday
20 December
12:46
Melbourne (MEL)
08:06
San Francisco (SFO)
14h 20min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 December
13:04
Melbourne (MEL)
07:59
San Francisco (SFO)
13h 55min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
18 December
12:58
Melbourne (MEL)
08:11
San Francisco (SFO)
14h 13min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Tuesday
17 December
13:23
Melbourne (MEL)
08:17
San Francisco (SFO)
13h 54min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Monday
16 December
13:03
Melbourne (MEL)
08:08
San Francisco (SFO)
14h 05min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
15 December
14:32
Melbourne (MEL)
09:36
San Francisco (SFO)
14h 04min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
14 December
13:00
Melbourne (MEL)
07:53
San Francisco (SFO)
13h 53min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Friday
13 December
12:50
Melbourne (MEL)
08:04
San Francisco (SFO)
14h 14min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 December
12:53
Melbourne (MEL)
07:50
San Francisco (SFO)
13h 57min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time