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UA917 United Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight NZ9817 from Air New Zealand (NZ) is a codeshare flight operated by United Airlines (UA) under the flight number UA917. Check this page for details about flight UA917.

Below, you can find details about United Airlines flight UA917, which currently operates between the airports of San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO) and Auckland - Auckland Airport (Airport Code AKL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

UA917 On Time performance:
78
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

UA917 United Airlines from San Francisco

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday March 18, 2026

Airline information

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

Departure

San Francisco (SFO)
March 16, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Departed at:
22:57
Terminal:
I
Gate:
G10
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:45

Arrival

Auckland (AKL)
March 18, 2026
Auckland Airport
Arrived at:
07:30
Terminal:
I - International
Gate:
15
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:10
Baggage: IT3
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Codeshare Flights

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

- LH9323 - Lufthansa

- LX3108 - Swiss

- NZ9817 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight UA917?
The flight UA917 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight UA917?
The distance between the two airports is 10511 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight UA917?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 13:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 13:41 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: 2026-03-17 20:10:09
Current Time in Auckland: 2026-03-18 16:10:09

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between San Francisco and Auckland:
Air New Zealand - Flight Number: NZ7. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 8 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 December 15, 2025 to March 14, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 70 ( 78 % )
Moderate Delay: 14 ( 16 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 2 ( 2 % )

Average Delay: -27 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 15, 2025 to March 14, 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 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.

Last Past Flights UA917

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
17 March
22:51
San Francisco (SFO)
07:08
Auckland (AKL)
12h 17min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Monday
16 March
22:49
San Francisco (SFO)
07:15
Auckland (AKL)
12h 26min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Sunday
15 March
22:42
San Francisco (SFO)
07:20
Auckland (AKL)
12h 38min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Saturday
14 March
22:51
San Francisco (SFO)
07:40
Auckland (AKL)
12h 49min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Friday
13 March
22:57
San Francisco (SFO)
08:04
Auckland (AKL)
13h 07min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 March
22:43
San Francisco (SFO)
07:39
Auckland (AKL)
12h 56min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
11 March
22:52
San Francisco (SFO)
08:09
Auckland (AKL)
13h 17min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
10 March
22:49
San Francisco (SFO)
07:58
Auckland (AKL)
13h 09min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Monday
09 March
01:08
San Francisco (SFO)
10:54
Auckland (AKL)
13h 46min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
08 March
23:04
San Francisco (SFO)
08:58
Auckland (AKL)
13h 54min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time