Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to San Francisco
2,161 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLE–SFO arrive on time 89% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate89%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 617 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time89%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights617
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)55%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CLE → SFO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,159 flights
- Evenings82% on time · p90 30 min · 580 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 219 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 20 min · 271 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 258 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 245 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 30 min · 261 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 20 min · 265 flights
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