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Airport month · February 2026
San Francisco International in February 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 10,316 domestic departures from San Francisco International (SFO). 78.3% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.5% reached their destination on time; 1.2% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so SFO departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 9,936 departures with 79.3% leaving on time: a change of −1.0 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at SFO that month were on time 73.4% of the time (10,320 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, air carrier 34% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 80.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.0%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.3%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | SFO, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.3% | 79.3% | 75.1% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 80.5% | 81.1% | 75.6% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.8 min | 15.7 min | 17.8 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 344 | 331 | 404 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 10,316 | 9,936 | 147,566 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 4,213 | 41% | 83.6% | -0.3 min | 0.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,443 | 24% | 75.9% | 11.8 min | 0.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 966 | 9% | 82.9% | -4.6 min | 2.3% |
| AA American Airlines | 826 | 8% | 82.9% | 7.9 min | 1.9% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 684 | 7% | 68.1% | 13.7 min | 0.6% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 676 | 7% | 86.8% | -5.2 min | 1.5% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 312 | 3% | 77.6% | 4.7 min | 5.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 196 | 2% | 76.5% | 9.5 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO–LAX | San Francisco to Los Angeles | 739 | 76.7% | 6.2 min | 0.8% |
| SFO–SEA | San Francisco to Seattle | 481 | 85.7% | -4.4 min | 0.8% |
| SFO–JFK | San Francisco to New York | 465 | 78.9% | -0.5 min | 7.5% |
| SFO–LAS | San Francisco to Las Vegas | 445 | 81.1% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| SFO–SAN | San Francisco to San Diego | 442 | 71.7% | 10.7 min | 0.9% |
| SFO–DEN | San Francisco to Denver | 398 | 82.4% | 4.5 min | 0.3% |
| SFO–PHX | San Francisco to Phoenix | 361 | 80.9% | 3.1 min | 0.3% |
| SFO–ORD | San Francisco to Chicago | 357 | 85.2% | 0.0 min | 0.0% |
| SFO–SNA | San Francisco to Santa Ana | 319 | 84.0% | 6.2 min | 0.3% |
| SFO–EWR | San Francisco to Newark | 297 | 74.4% | 0.4 min | 7.1% |
| SFO–DFW | San Francisco to Dallas/Fort Worth | 291 | 82.1% | 9.5 min | 0.3% |
| SFO–SLC | San Francisco to Salt Lake City | 285 | 77.5% | 4.7 min | 0.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SFO on time in February 2026?
78.3% of 10,316 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 79.3% of 9,936 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 78.3% and 1.2% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SFO · methodology · corrections.