Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Cleveland
2,161 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–CLE arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 560 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights560
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft44%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline81%
- Weather15%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 26 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 SFO → CLE
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 312 flights
- Overnights85% on time · p90 25 min · 729 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 35 min · 102 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 567 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 85% on time.
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 210 flights
- Mondays85% on time · p90 20 min · 262 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 255 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 255 flights
- Fridays84% on time · p90 30 min · 265 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 237 flights
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