Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Cleveland
2,161 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–CLE arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate90%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay10 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 618 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.2%Flights618
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 10 min · 307 flights
- Overnights85% on time · p90 25 min · 830 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 55 min · 52 flights · limited
- Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 562 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 226 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 259 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 269 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 261 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 219 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 271 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 246 flights
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