Route · LAX → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Los Angeles to San Francisco
The LAX–SFO corridor (Los Angeles, CA → San Francisco, CA) runs behind the national average, served by 53 carriers across roughly 337 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 78.7%
- On-time
- -0.3 pts
- vs US avg
- 63 min
- Delay when late
- 63,553
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
Jan 2025 85%
Worst Month
Mar 2024 48%
Distance
337 mi
Carriers
53
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 842 | 290 | 4 | 0 | DL,WN,F9,AS,AA,UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 903 | 318 | 23 | 1 | OO,UA,DL,F9,AA,AS,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 990 | 347 | 1 | 0 | AA,AS,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 916 | 275 | 0 | 0 | UA,WN,OO,DL,F9,AA |
| Aug 2025 | 930 | 226 | 5 | 2 | AA,OO,WN,F9,UA,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 896 | 256 | 2 | 0 | AA,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 898 | 184 | 0 | 0 | AA,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| May 2025 | 961 | 196 | 1 | 1 | AA,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 918 | 173 | 2 | 1 | DL,F9,OO,UA,WN,AA,AS |
| Mar 2025 | 915 | 229 | 3 | 2 | AA,AS,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 819 | 235 | 4 | 0 | AA,AS,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 852 | 132 | 1 | 0 | AA,AS,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 974 | 262 | 1 | 3 | AA,AS,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 1,045 | 295 | 8 | 1 | OO,UA,WN,AS,DL,F9,AA |
| Oct 2024 | 1,062 | 255 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS,OO,WN,DL,F9,AA |
| Sep 2024 | 1,016 | 236 | 1 | 0 | WN,OO,UA,AA,DL,F9 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,005 | 229 | 2 | 0 | AA,AS,DL,F9,WN,OO,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 942 | 165 | 22 | 0 | AS,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 860 | 279 | 4 | 3 | AA,AS,B6,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| May 2024 | 1,004 | 432 | 1 | 8 | AA,AS,B6,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 1,001 | 475 | 3 | 7 | AA,B6,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 938 | 484 | 3 | 3 | B6,DL,OO,UA,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 821 | 363 | 16 | 7 | AA,B6,DL,OO,UA,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 858 | 269 | 43 | 0 | B6,DL,WN,OO,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
150 of 22,366 flights
Diversion Rate
0.2%
39 of 22,366 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
LAX - Los Angeles
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Los Angeles, CA.
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 LAX to SFO
63,553 tracked flights put the LAX to SFO pairing (Los Angeles to San Francisco) at a 78.7% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 62.8 minutes on average. Across the 337-mile route and its 53 carriers, the trailing 24 months show 0.7% cancelled and 0.2% diverted (22,366 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 85% on-time, while Mar 2024 came in at just 48% - a 36-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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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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