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Which SFO to DCA flight is punctual? United 1678, 8:20 am.

82% on time across 91 flights in the last 3 months, 1.1% cancelled.

  • UA 1678

    82%

    on time

    8:20 am

    1% cancelled

  • AS 8

    72%

    on time

    9:39 am

    0% cancelled

  • UA 2386

    50%

    on time

    2:18 pm

    0% cancelled

3 regular flights, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? United and Alaska, neck and neck.

United landed on time 78% of the time, Alaska 77%.

Flight records,

  • United

    78%

    on time

    0.6% cancelled

  • Alaska

    77%

    on time

    0.8% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 3 regular flights, 8:20 am to 2:18 pm.

UA 1678 was cancelled most often, 1% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. UA 1678 8:20 am, 1% cancelled 82%
  2. UA 2386 2:18 pm, 0% cancelled 50%
  1. AS 8 9:39 am, 0% cancelled 72%

What time should I fly? The 8 am departures.

86% landed on time; at 2 pm, 59%. Saturday was the best day, Friday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of SFO to DCA flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
8 am86%
9 am77%
1 pm76%
2 pm59%

When is SFO security busiest? 7 am, then 9 am to noon.

Calmest around 4 pm. San Francisco security, hour by hour.

Security counts,

People screened per hour at SFO checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at SFO checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Thursday, 10 am

5,960

people screened, all terminals.