Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Fresno
158 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–FAT arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,319 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.1%Flights1,319
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft36%
- 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 → FAT
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 74% to 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 25 min · 848 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 30 min · 616 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 45 min · 788 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 40 min · 669 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 40 min · 730 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 83% on time.
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 525 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 489 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 528 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 531 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 40 min · 542 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 518 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 55 min · 518 flights
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