Historical on-time performance
Sanford to Asheville
465 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFB–AVL arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay90 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 524 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Allegiant AirOn-time68%Medianon timep9090 minCancel0.6%Flights524
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather36%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft34%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Weather.
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 3 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 SFB → AVL
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 15 min · 125 flights · limited
- Middays75% on time · p90 35 min · 405 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 85 min · 395 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 105 min · 325 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 115 min · 278 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 57% to 78% on time.
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 166 flights · limited
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 141 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 50 min · 205 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 75 min · 205 flights
- Saturdays67% on time · p90 60 min · 237 flights
- Thursdays67% on time · p90 80 min · 285 flights
- Sundays57% on time · p90 100 min · 289 flights
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