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Which SFO to SAN flight is punctual? United 1980, 6:38 am.

90% on time across 48 flights in the last 3 months, never cancelled.

SFO to SAN flights that landed on time most often
DepartsFlightOn time
6:38 amUA 198090%
9:00 pmUA 44286%
6:00 amAS 345578%
8:15 amUA 44472%
7:55 amAS 155770%
8:55 amWN 423965%
7:00 pmUA 134364%
9:00 pmUA 186364%
8 of 30 regular flights, ranked by arrivals on time, June to August 2026.

Which airline is most reliable? United, by a distance.

United landed on time 72% of the time, Alaska 60%.

Flight records,

  • United

    72%

    on time

    0.3% cancelled

  • Alaska

    60%

    on time

    3.3% cancelled

  • Southwest

    47%

    on time

    1.4% cancelled

When do the flights leave? 30 regular flights, 6 am to 10:42 pm.

WN 3525 was cancelled most often, 8% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. UA 1980 6:38 am, 0% cancelled 90%
  2. UA 444 8:15 am, 0% cancelled 72%
  3. UA 2177 10:05 am, 0% cancelled 60%
  4. UA 1257 12:21 pm, 0% cancelled 62%
  5. UA 1668 2:10 pm, 0% cancelled 33%
  6. UA 1147 2:20 pm, 0% cancelled 42%
  7. UA 2855 2:20 pm, 0% cancelled 54%
  8. UA 1561 4:47 pm, 0% cancelled 53%
  9. UA 1577 6:55 pm, 0% cancelled 48%
  10. UA 1343 7:00 pm, 0% cancelled 64%
  11. UA 1863 9:00 pm, 0% cancelled 64%
  12. UA 442 9:00 pm, 0% cancelled 86%
  13. UA 2142 10:42 pm, 0% cancelled 62%
  1. AS 3455 6:00 am, 1% cancelled 78%
  2. AS 1557 7:55 am, 4% cancelled 70%
  3. AS 3426 10:32 am, 6% cancelled 6%
  4. AS 3479 11:52 am, 1% cancelled 49%
  5. AS 3482 1:21 pm, 0% cancelled 39%
  6. AS 3337 4:24 pm, 3% cancelled 48%
  7. AS 2058 6:42 pm, 6% cancelled 22%
  1. WN 4239 8:55 am, 5% cancelled 65%
  2. WN 3496 11:00 am, 0% cancelled 7%
  3. WN 3525 12:30 pm, 8% cancelled 39%
  4. WN 4242 2:00 pm, 0% cancelled 0%
  5. WN 3652 4:00 pm, 0% cancelled 8%
  6. WN 4328 4:00 pm, 0% cancelled 11%
  7. WN 4681 6:10 pm, 3% cancelled 8%
  8. WN 4532 6:15 pm, 0% cancelled 54%
  9. WN 3653 8:30 pm, 0% cancelled 20%

What time should I fly? The 6 am departures.

92% landed on time; at 3 pm, 40%. Saturday was the best day, Thursday the worst.

Flight records,

Share of SFO to SAN flights landing less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled departure hour
DepartsBarLanded on time
5 am85%
6 am92%
7 am85%
8 am76%
9 am74%
10 am45%
11 am54%
12 pm54%
1 pm56%
2 pm51%
3 pm40%
4 pm49%
5 pm64%
6 pm46%
7 pm58%
8 pm51%
9 pm60%
10 pm60%

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.