Historical on-time performance
Bakersfield to San Francisco
238 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BFL–SFO arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 554 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights554
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)26%
- Late aircraft31%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 4 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BFL → SFO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 811 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 309 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 624 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 30 min · 232 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 258 flights
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 253 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 30 min · 251 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 45 min · 240 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 252 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 258 flights
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