Historical on-time performance
Columbus to San Francisco
2,120 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–SFO arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 251 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time63%Median5 minp9050 minCancel0.4%Flights251
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft29%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CMH → SFO
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 55% to 71% on time.
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 65 min · 188 flights · limited
- Mornings68% on time · p90 60 min · 412 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 75 min · 335 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 71% on time.
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 133 flights · limited
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 128 flights · limited
- Tuesdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 135 flights · limited
- Fridays63% on time · p90 60 min · 134 flights · limited
- Thursdays61% on time · p90 105 min · 133 flights · limited
- Mondays61% on time · p90 55 min · 135 flights · limited
- Sundays59% on time · p90 70 min · 140 flights · limited
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