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Airport month · March 2026
San Francisco International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 12,171 domestic departures from San Francisco International (SFO). 82.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 82.9% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so SFO departures were 9.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 11,887 departures with 80.6% leaving on time: a change of +2.0 points, with flights up 2%.
Flights arriving at SFO that month were on time 82.1% of the time (12,174 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 42%, late-arriving aircraft 37% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 82.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.8%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | SFO, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 82.6% | 80.6% | 75.1% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 82.9% | 80.3% | 75.6% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.9 min | 15.2 min | 17.8 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 406 | 396 | 404 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 12,171 | 11,887 | 147,566 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 4,919 | 40% | 84.7% | -1.4 min | 0.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,800 | 23% | 85.0% | 0.7 min | 0.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,118 | 9% | 85.1% | -2.1 min | 2.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 993 | 8% | 80.0% | 12.2 min | 1.8% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 898 | 7% | 83.9% | -1.4 min | 1.1% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 877 | 7% | 70.5% | 11.5 min | 1.0% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 331 | 3% | 74.6% | 5.3 min | 1.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 235 | 2% | 76.6% | 4.4 min | 3.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO–LAX | San Francisco to Los Angeles | 927 | 84.3% | 1.4 min | 1.4% |
| SFO–JFK | San Francisco to New York | 533 | 82.9% | -2.1 min | 0.9% |
| SFO–SEA | San Francisco to Seattle | 528 | 84.1% | -2.6 min | 3.0% |
| SFO–SAN | San Francisco to San Diego | 491 | 76.6% | 7.0 min | 0.8% |
| SFO–LAS | San Francisco to Las Vegas | 487 | 81.3% | 2.0 min | 0.4% |
| SFO–ORD | San Francisco to Chicago | 461 | 73.1% | 8.5 min | 2.6% |
| SFO–PHX | San Francisco to Phoenix | 452 | 84.1% | 7.0 min | 0.0% |
| SFO–DEN | San Francisco to Denver | 448 | 82.1% | 1.9 min | 0.9% |
| SFO–EWR | San Francisco to Newark | 378 | 77.2% | -1.2 min | 1.3% |
| SFO–SNA | San Francisco to Santa Ana | 345 | 89.3% | -5.8 min | 0.6% |
| SFO–DFW | San Francisco to Dallas/Fort Worth | 337 | 76.3% | 19.9 min | 0.9% |
| SFO–SLC | San Francisco to Salt Lake City | 324 | 87.3% | 0.6 min | 0.9% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SFO on time in March 2026?
82.6% of 12,171 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 82.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 80.6% of 11,887 departures left on time and 0.6% were cancelled, against 82.6% and 1.0% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.