Airports › San Francisco (SFO) › July 2026
Airport month · July 2026
San Francisco International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 13,841 domestic departures from San Francisco International (SFO). 63.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 64.9% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so SFO departures were 5.0 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 12,958 departures with 75.6% leaving on time: a change of −11.8 points, with flights up 7%.
Flights arriving at SFO that month were on time 51.9% of the time (13,874 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 51%, national aviation system 24% and air carrier 23%.
- On time 64.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 33.3%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.7%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | SFO, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 63.8% | 75.6% | 75.1% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 64.9% | 72.6% | 75.6% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 24.7 min | 17.6 min | 17.8 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 461 | 432 | 404 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 13,841 | 12,958 | 147,566 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UA United Airlines | 5,896 | 43% | 71.8% | 9.9 min | 0.5% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 2,571 | 19% | 64.2% | 19.2 min | 0.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 1,318 | 10% | 60.5% | 21.2 min | 1.8% |
| AA American Airlines | 1,187 | 9% | 63.1% | 22.2 min | 2.1% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 1,011 | 7% | 67.1% | 13.3 min | 1.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,010 | 7% | 43.1% | 31.0 min | 1.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 453 | 3% | 56.1% | 33.2 min | 5.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 395 | 3% | 48.1% | 30.8 min | 4.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO–LAX | San Francisco to Los Angeles | 1,116 | 61.3% | 19.1 min | 0.5% |
| SFO–SEA | San Francisco to Seattle | 666 | 61.7% | 16.0 min | 0.8% |
| SFO–SAN | San Francisco to San Diego | 655 | 49.3% | 28.0 min | 1.5% |
| SFO–JFK | San Francisco to New York | 622 | 59.5% | 23.0 min | 6.1% |
| SFO–LAS | San Francisco to Las Vegas | 548 | 59.3% | 18.0 min | 1.8% |
| SFO–ORD | San Francisco to Chicago | 523 | 63.7% | 26.6 min | 1.9% |
| SFO–DEN | San Francisco to Denver | 514 | 64.8% | 16.3 min | 1.0% |
| SFO–BOS | San Francisco to Boston | 509 | 64.6% | 20.1 min | 3.3% |
| SFO–DFW | San Francisco to Dallas/Fort Worth | 421 | 64.6% | 14.4 min | 1.9% |
| SFO–PHX | San Francisco to Phoenix | 403 | 64.8% | 19.2 min | 0.7% |
| SFO–SNA | San Francisco to Santa Ana | 387 | 61.5% | 16.5 min | 1.6% |
| SFO–EWR | San Francisco to Newark | 367 | 61.9% | 17.3 min | 3.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SFO on time in July 2026?
63.8% of 13,841 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 64.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 75.6% of 12,958 departures left on time and 1.1% were cancelled, against 63.8% and 1.1% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.