Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Monterey
77 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–MRY arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 682 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 timep9045 minCancel0.7%Flights682
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Late aircraft33%
- 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 → MRY
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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 248 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 744 flights
- Overnights78% on time · p90 40 min · 845 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 87% on time.
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 260 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 261 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 276 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 267 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 267 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 275 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 50 min · 266 flights
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