United Airlines· Callsign UAL1230

UA1230 from Vancouver to San Francisco, tracked live

United Airlines between Vancouver and San Francisco: 1,289 km south, short-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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YVR
Vancouver
Vancouver International Airport
1,289 km · 801 mi
Non-stop
SFO
San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport
Aircraft
Boeing 737 MAX 8
typical equipment
Distance
1,289 km
696 nautical miles
Heading
177°
tracks south
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
20%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#235
of 279 tracked routes

Follow UA1230 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

UA1230 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

UA1230 at a glance

  • The trip: 1,289 km (801 miles) from Vancouver to San Francisco, flying south.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 737 MAX 8. This route uses about 20% of how far it can fly.

UA1230 route overview: YVR to SFO

UA1230 distance and great-circle path

UA1230 covers 1,289 km, or 801 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 279 routes we track, it ranks 235 by distance.

Vancouver to San Francisco is 1,289 km (801 miles) on an initial heading of 177°, which is broadly south. Vancouver and San Francisco keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert. It links Canada with United States.

Our guide explains how the YVR-SFO route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Boeing 737 MAX 8 comfortably fly UA1230?

Not at all. At roughly 20% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737 MAX 8. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737 MAX 8.

What to know about UA1230

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about UA1230

What flying YVR to SFO takes

It is a short-haul sector, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. United Airlines needs a narrowbody such as an A320 or 737 family aircraft: comfortably inside single-aisle range with fuel to spare for a diversion.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign UAL1230 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 9 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-09-27. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

UA1230 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of UA1230 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-09-27. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was YVR-SFO (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 1345 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-09-27 YVR → SFO 00:00 UTC 00:50 UTC 0h 50m
2026-09-26 YVR → SFO 22:35 UTC 00:41 UTC 2h 6m
2026-09-25 YVR → SFO 00:08 UTC 23:54 UTC 23h 45m
2026-09-24 YVR → SFO 00:01 UTC 23:51 UTC 23h 50m
2026-09-23 YVR → SFO 00:01 UTC 23:51 UTC 23h 50m
2026-09-22 YVR → SFO 02:53 UTC 23:58 UTC 21h 5m
2026-09-21 YVR → SFO 00:00 UTC 00:41 UTC 0h 41m
2026-09-20 YVR → SFO 00:00 UTC 23:57 UTC 23h 57m

“First/last tracked” are when UA1230 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on UA1230

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including United Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

YVR Vancouver International Airport Vancouver, Canada · live radar →
SFO San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, United States · live radar →
B38M Boeing 737 MAX 8 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does UA1230 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737 MAX 8, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown1,289 km
AircraftBoeing 737 MAX 8
Fuel burn rate3.04 kg per km
Fuel burned3,916 kg
CO2, whole flight12.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger92 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 92 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
75 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
217 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, UA1230 emits what 206 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 543 km, or 2,638 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 1,222 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 1,289 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put UA1230 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to UA1230

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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UA1230 frequently asked questions

How long is the UA1230 flight?

Vancouver to San Francisco is 1,289 km (801 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates UA1230?

Typically a Boeing 737 MAX 8 (full specifications), using roughly 20% of that type's published range.

Does UA1230 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track UA1230 live?

Yes. Whenever UA1230 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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