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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Boise to San Francisco: on-time record
Boise Air Terminal to San Francisco International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
In the 12 months to July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,716 flights from Boise (BOI) to San Francisco (SFO), a distance of 522 miles. 67.8% of them arrived within 15 minutes of schedule.
That is 8.2 points below the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 15.1 points below the 82.9% recorded for all departures from BOI. Flights that did arrive were 17.2 min late on average, and 0.5% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
2 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. SkyWest Airlines had the highest on-time share at 68.1% of 1,485 flights; United Airlines had the lowest at 65.8% of 231.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at BOI), flights leaving from 6 am to 7 am had the highest on-time share, 95.0%; those leaving from 10 am to 11 am had the lowest, 54.2%.
The on-time share is down 10.1 points on the previous 12 months (77.9%); cancellations moved from 0.5% to 0.5%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, national aviation system 52%, air carrier 29% and late-arriving aircraft 17%.
- On time 67.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 31.2%
- Cancelled 0.5%
- Diverted 0.6%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 1,485 | 87% | 68.1% | 15.6 min | 0.4% |
| UA United Airlines | 231 | 13% | 65.8% | 27.7 min | 0.9% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | BOI to SFO | All departures from BOI | All arrivals at SFO | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 67.8% | 82.9% | 67.2% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 31.2% | 16.3% | 31.6% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 17.2 min | 2.5 min | 14.0 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,567 | 1,241 | 2,198 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 1,716 | 23,701 | 147,716 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, SFO to BOI, recorded 75.5% on time across 1,713 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 67.8% against 77.9% (−10.1 pts), cancelled 0.5% against 0.5%, flights 1,716 against 1,605.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 389 | 84.1% | 0.8% | -4.0 min | 3 |
| Feb | 350 | 72.0% | 0.3% | 18.0 min | 3 |
| Mar | 409 | 76.8% | 0.2% | 3.9 min | 3 |
| Apr | 398 | 67.6% | 0.5% | 12.6 min | 3 |
| May | 395 | 60.3% | 0.0% | 16.1 min | 3 |
| Jun | 343 | 63.8% | 0.0% | 25.5 min | 3 |
| Jul | 386 | 64.2% | 0.3% | 17.7 min | 3 |
| Aug | 404 | 83.4% | 0.5% | 6.0 min | 3 |
| Sep | 384 | 76.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 min | 3 |
| Oct | 410 | 81.5% | 0.0% | 1.1 min | 3 |
| Nov | 427 | 78.9% | 1.2% | 6.1 min | 3 |
| Dec | 456 | 73.7% | 1.1% | 15.5 min | 3 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Boise (BOI)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOI–SEA | Boise to Seattle | 3,761 | 84.8% | -2.5 min | 0.4% |
| BOI–DEN | Boise to Denver | 3,033 | 81.2% | 5.7 min | 0.1% |
| BOI–PHX | Boise to Phoenix | 2,014 | 83.1% | 3.1 min | 0.4% |
| BOI–SLC | Boise to Salt Lake City | 1,740 | 90.3% | -4.6 min | 1.0% |
| BOI–LAX | Boise to Los Angeles | 1,373 | 92.6% | -5.7 min | 0.2% |
| BOI–LAS | Boise to Las Vegas | 1,363 | 80.9% | 3.6 min | 0.2% |
| BOI–ORD | Boise to Chicago | 1,111 | 73.8% | 13.0 min | 1.2% |
| BOI–PDX | Boise to Portland | 1,084 | 90.9% | -3.4 min | 0.6% |
All 25 routes and the airport record for BOI · airport record for SFO
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Boise to San Francisco on time?
67.8% of the 1,716 flights scheduled from BOI to SFO in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from BOI to SFO?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, SkyWest Airlines had the highest on-time share (68.1%), followed by United Airlines (65.8%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Boise and San Francisco?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: national aviation system 52%, air carrier 29%, late-arriving aircraft 17%, extreme weather 2%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from BOI?
Flights scheduled to leave BOI from 6 am to 7 am arrived on time 95.0% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 10 am to 11 am at 54.2%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 67.8%, down 10.1 points on the previous 12 months (77.9%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, January had the highest on-time share (84.1%) and May the lowest (60.3%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.