Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Raleigh-durham
Flights on SFO–RDU arrive on time 90% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 902 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%Flights902
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather13%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 → RDU
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 84% to 91% on time.
- Middays91% on time · p90 10 min · 245 flights
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,007 flights
- Overnights84% on time · p90 25 min · 1,014 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 89% on time.
- Mondays89% on time · p90 10 min · 345 flights
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 268 flights
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 356 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 314 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 343 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 352 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 294 flights
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