Historical on-time performance
San Francisco to Raleigh-durham
2,400 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SFO–RDU 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)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 880 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 minCancel0.0%Flights880
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 → RDU
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 83% to 91% on time.
- Middays91% on time · p90 10 min · 137 flights · limited
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,092 flights
- Overnights83% on time · p90 25 min · 964 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 272 flights
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 334 flights
- Thursdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 335 flights
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 302 flights
- Fridays85% on time · p90 20 min · 325 flights
- Sundays85% on time · p90 25 min · 336 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 290 flights
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