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Route · 12 months to July 2026
San Luis Obispo to San Francisco: on-time record
San Luis Obispo County Regional 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 1,145 flights from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to San Francisco (SFO), a distance of 191 miles. 59.0% of them arrived within 15 minutes of schedule.
That is 17.0 points below the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 16.3 points below the 75.3% recorded for all departures from SBP. Flights that did arrive were 23.8 min late on average, and 1.2% 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 59.7% of 904 flights; United Airlines had the lowest at 56.0% of 241.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at SBP), flights leaving from 6 am to 7 am had the highest on-time share, 79.9%; those leaving from 8 pm to 9 pm had the lowest, 18.8%.
The on-time share is down 15.1 points on the previous 12 months (74.1%); cancellations moved from 1.3% to 1.2%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, national aviation system 51%, air carrier 34% and late-arriving aircraft 9%.
- On time 59.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 39.7%
- Cancelled 1.2%
- Diverted 0.1%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 904 | 79% | 59.7% | 21.1 min | 1.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 241 | 21% | 56.0% | 34.0 min | 1.2% |
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 | SBP to SFO | All departures from SBP | All arrivals at SFO | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 59.0% | 75.3% | 67.2% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 39.7% | 23.1% | 31.6% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 23.8 min | 14.5 min | 14.0 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 2,968 | 2,193 | 2,198 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 1,145 | 5,010 | 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 SBP, recorded 73.1% on time across 1,144 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 59.0% against 74.1% (−15.1 pts), cancelled 1.2% against 1.3%, flights 1,145 against 1,160.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 250 | 80.8% | 0.4% | 1.9 min | 3 |
| Feb | 235 | 64.3% | 3.4% | 29.1 min | 3 |
| Mar | 256 | 74.6% | 1.2% | 14.8 min | 3 |
| Apr | 261 | 60.5% | 0.8% | 17.4 min | 3 |
| May | 267 | 65.9% | 0.4% | 17.8 min | 3 |
| Jun | 240 | 56.3% | 0.4% | 28.0 min | 3 |
| Jul | 246 | 60.6% | 0.4% | 23.4 min | 3 |
| Aug | 292 | 79.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 min | 3 |
| Sep | 300 | 68.7% | 0.7% | 13.2 min | 3 |
| Oct | 368 | 72.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 min | 3 |
| Nov | 352 | 71.9% | 2.6% | 19.0 min | 3 |
| Dec | 271 | 74.5% | 2.2% | 14.9 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 San Luis Obispo (SBP)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBP–PHX | San Luis Obispo to Phoenix | 1,258 | 81.1% | 16.8 min | 1.0% |
| SBP–DEN | San Luis Obispo to Denver | 724 | 80.5% | 14.1 min | 0.6% |
| SBP–LAX | San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles | 634 | 87.9% | 0.7 min | 0.3% |
| SBP–SAN | San Luis Obispo to San Diego | 467 | 74.9% | 9.6 min | 3.9% |
| SBP–DFW | San Luis Obispo to Dallas/Fort Worth | 361 | 65.4% | 27.1 min | 1.7% |
| SBP–SEA | San Luis Obispo to Seattle | 220 | 79.1% | 3.2 min | 1.4% |
| SBP–LAS | San Luis Obispo to Las Vegas | 117 | 84.6% | -1.7 min | 1.7% |
| SBP–PDX | San Luis Obispo to Portland | 84 | 96.4% | -10.8 min | 0.0% |
All 9 routes and the airport record for SBP · airport record for SFO
Questions and answers
How often are flights from San Luis Obispo to San Francisco on time?
59.0% of the 1,145 flights scheduled from SBP 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 SBP to SFO?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, SkyWest Airlines had the highest on-time share (59.7%), followed by United Airlines (56.0%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between San Luis Obispo and San Francisco?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: national aviation system 51%, air carrier 34%, late-arriving aircraft 9%, extreme weather 6%, 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 SBP?
Flights scheduled to leave SBP from 6 am to 7 am arrived on time 79.9% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 8 pm to 9 pm at 18.8%. 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 59.0%, down 15.1 points on the previous 12 months (74.1%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, January had the highest on-time share (80.8%) and June the lowest (56.3%).
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.