United Airlines
8h 23m late
SFOSan
CDGParis
- Flight
- UA990
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Departure
- 08:25 UTC
- Arrival
- 16:48 UTC
- Compensation
- €600 per passenger
Delayed flight
UA990 landed 8h 23m late on October 1, 2026
UA990 SFO–CDG arrived 8h 23m late on October 1, 2026. EU 261 compensation for this distance is €600 per passenger.
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The short answer
Was UA990 delayed long enough for EU 261 compensation?
United Airlines flight UA990 from San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle arrived 8h 23m late on October 1, 2026. That is past the three-hour mark in EU Regulation 261/2004. The route is 8,962 km. The statutory amount for this distance is €600 per passenger when the airline is responsible.
Delay check
How UA990's delay measures up
EU 261 counts the delay at the arrival gate, when the doors open, not at take-off or touchdown.
8h 23mArrival delay at the gate
Past the 3-hour mark3h
4h
0h10h
- 3h — where EU 261 compensation starts
- 4h — full amount on flights over 3,500 km
Airlines can still refuse when the cause was outside their control, such as severe weather or air traffic control restrictions.
Flight record
What we recorded for this flight
Taken from live airport boards at the departure and arrival airports.
- Flight
- UA990
- Airline
- United Airlines
- Date
- October 1, 2026
- Route
- SFO → CDG
- From
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- Scheduled departure
- 08:25 UTC
- Actual arrival
- 16:48 UTC
- Distance
- 8,962 km
- United Airlines on this route
- 3 disruptions, 1 cancellation since September 30, 2026
Distance band
What this route is worth
SFO–CDG is 8,962 km by great-circle distance. EU Regulation 261/2004 fixes the amount by distance, so the ticket price makes no difference.
Up to 1,500 km
€250
1,500–3,500 km
€400
Over 3,500 kmThis flight
€600
Flights within the EU over 1,500 km are paid at €400, and arriving three to four hours late on a flight over 3,500 km halves the payment to €300.
Your rights
What you can claim for this delay
The rule
A delay of three hours or more at the destination is worth €250 to €600 per passenger, based on the distance flown.
This flight
We measured a 8h 23m arrival delay, which is past the three-hour threshold. The airline can still argue extraordinary circumstances.
How long you have
Claim windows run from one to six years depending on the country. Checking is free and takes about two minutes.
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- UA915IAD → CDGWashington – Paris · October 1, 20263h 6m late€300
- UA990SFO → CDGSan – Paris · September 30, 20267h 2m late€600
- UA65LIS → EWRLisbon – Newark · September 30, 2026CancelledCheck
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Flight data comes from public airport boards and is provided for information only. It is not legal advice, and an airline may dispute liability where the disruption was outside its control.