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Which SFO to LAX flight is punctual? Southwest 2222, 6:05 am.

100% on time across 42 flights in the last 3 months, never cancelled.

SFO to LAX flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
6:05 amWN 2222100%
6:00 amAA 629497%
6:00 amUA 212796%
8:50 amUA 145795%
6:00 amAS 162094%
7:00 amAA 109792%
7:00 amDL 159889%
9:08 amAA 633688%
8 of 50 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? United, ahead of American.

United landed on time 78% of the time, American 69%.

Flight records,

  • United

    78%

    on time

    0.2% cancelled

  • American

    69%

    on time

    0.7% cancelled

  • Alaska

    69%

    on time

    2.1% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 50 regular flights, 6 am to 10:37 pm.

AS 1604 was cancelled most often, 3% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. UA 2127 6:00 am, 0% cancelled 96%
  2. UA 1457 8:50 am, 0% cancelled 95%
  3. UA 1896 8:50 am, 0% cancelled 82%
  4. UA 2367 10:19 am, 0% cancelled 79%
  5. UA 457 10:19 am, 0% cancelled 71%
  6. UA 1164 10:25 am, 0% cancelled 76%
  7. UA 1506 12:15 pm, 0% cancelled 78%
  8. UA 2610 1:55 pm, 0% cancelled 73%
  9. UA 1754 4:25 pm, 0% cancelled 66%
  10. UA 1427 6:45 pm, 0% cancelled 77%
  11. UA 2409 7:45 pm, 0% cancelled 54%
  12. UA 298 7:45 pm, 0% cancelled 72%
  13. UA 1344 7:49 pm, 0% cancelled 62%
  14. UA 2850 8:55 pm, 0% cancelled 62%
  15. UA 2179 10:37 pm, 2% cancelled 56%
  1. AA 6294 6:00 am, 0% cancelled 97%
  2. AA 1097 7:00 am, 0% cancelled 92%
  3. AA 6336 9:08 am, 0% cancelled 88%
  4. AA 6274 9:09 am, 0% cancelled 82%
  5. AA 6428 10:09 am, 0% cancelled 44%
  6. AA 6330 11:40 am, 0% cancelled 55%
  7. AA 6277 11:45 am, 0% cancelled 37%
  8. AA 6188 1:39 pm, 0% cancelled 48%
  9. AA 6221 4:04 pm, 0% cancelled 46%
  10. AA 6276 4:31 pm, 0% cancelled 44%
  11. AA 2567 8:11 pm, 0% cancelled 51%
  1. AS 1620 6:00 am, 0% cancelled 94%
  2. AS 1329 8:30 am, 0% cancelled 71%
  3. AS 1602 10:15 am, 0% cancelled 30%
  4. AS 1604 1:51 pm, 3% cancelled 61%
  5. AS 1523 4:30 pm, 0% cancelled 58%
  6. AS 751 7:46 pm, 0% cancelled 44%
  7. AS 1608 8:43 pm, 0% cancelled 48%
  8. AS 3037 9:43 pm, 0% cancelled 30%
  1. DL 1598 7:00 am, 0% cancelled 89%
  2. DL 1421 9:20 am, 2% cancelled 85%
  3. DL 1715 11:45 am, 0% cancelled 48%
  4. DL 2725 2:30 pm, 1% cancelled 43%
  5. DL 2267 4:39 pm, 0% cancelled 23%
  6. DL 1850 4:55 pm, 0% cancelled 38%
  7. DL 1629 6:43 pm, 0% cancelled 65%
  8. DL 1559 8:03 pm, 0% cancelled 47%
  1. WN 2222 6:05 am, 0% cancelled 100%
  2. WN 4957 9:25 am, 2% cancelled 38%
  3. WN 4235 12:00 pm, 0% cancelled 7%
  4. WN 278 2:15 pm, 0% cancelled 16%
  5. WN 3645 5:40 pm, 0% cancelled 33%
  6. WN 3648 8:55 pm, 0% cancelled 19%

What time should I fly? The 5 am departures.

97% landed on time; at 8 pm, 53%. Tuesday was the best day, Friday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of SFO to LAX flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
5 am97%
6 am94%
7 am89%
8 am86%
9 am80%
10 am61%
11 am57%
12 pm60%
1 pm66%
2 pm57%
3 pm62%
4 pm62%
5 pm65%
6 pm74%
7 pm68%
8 pm53%
9 pm61%
10 pm65%
11 pm67%

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.