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San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 25% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 55 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
75.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
55 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
118
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 68%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 20%
  • Air traffic control & airport 12%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco (SFO)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 38% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 85 minutes. It was cancelled 1.2% of the time.

On-time arrivals
62.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
85 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
81
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 72%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 16%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 12%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to San Francisco (SFO)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 12% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 104 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
87.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
104 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
32
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 100%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 0%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 0%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

San Francisco (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 26% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 49 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
74.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
49 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
31
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 43%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 33%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Chicago (ORD) to San Francisco (SFO)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 43% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 99 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.

On-time arrivals
57.1%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
99 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
21
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 46%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 40%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 10%
  • Extreme weather 3%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Washington (DCA) to Chicago (ORD)

Only 18 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
88.2%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
5.6%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
46 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
18
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 52%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 42%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 6%
  • Extreme weather 0%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Newark (EWR) to Atlanta (ATL)

Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1
Scheduled flights in the period

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On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 57.1% 7
October 2025 80.0% 25
March 2026 83.3% 6
April 2026 86.9% 61
May 2026 75.3% 75
June 2026 56.9% 52
July 2026 68.4% 57
August 2026 63.2% 19

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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