Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Bakersfield
238 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–BFL arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 703 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights703
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather18%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft28%
- 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 SFO → BFL
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 80% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 55 flights · limited
- Overnights84% on time · p90 20 min · 838 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 722 flights
- Evenings80% on time · p90 35 min · 97 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 256 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 225 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 262 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 250 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 30 min · 251 flights
- Sundays78% on time · p90 50 min · 246 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 264 flights
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