Route · DAL → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Dallas to San Francisco
The DAL–SFO corridor (Dallas, TX → San Francisco, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 5 carriers across roughly 1,476 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80%
- On-time
- +1 pts
- vs US avg
- 63 min
- Delay when late
- 866
- Flights
Cancelled
1.0%
Best Month
Mar 2020 90%
Worst Month
Jan 2020 87%
Distance
1,476 mi
Carriers
5
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Aug 2022 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | AS |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | AS |
| May 2022 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | AS |
| Apr 2022 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO,AS |
| Mar 2022 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2022 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO,AS |
| Dec 2021 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO,AS |
| Oct 2021 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2021 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2021 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | OO,QX |
| May 2021 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 1 | OO,QX |
| Apr 2021 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2021 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2020 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2020 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2020 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2020 | 92 | 12 | 1 | 0 | WN,OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.0%
9 of 866 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 866 flights
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DAL - Dallas
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Dallas, TX.
Origin airport →SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
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What the Data Says About DAL to SFO
866 tracked flights put the DAL to SFO pairing (Dallas to San Francisco) at a 80% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 63.0 minutes on average. Across the 1,476-mile route and its 5 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 1.0% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (866 flights sampled).
Monthly on-time rates stay fairly consistent on this route, ranging from 87% in Jan 2020 to 90% in Mar 2020 - only a 4-point spread.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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