Route · MSO → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Missoula to San Francisco
The MSO–SFO corridor (Missoula, MT → San Francisco, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 2 carriers across roughly 769 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.9%
- On-time
- +4.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 72 min
- Delay when late
- 523
- Flights
Cancelled
0.0%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
769 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2023 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2023 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2023 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2022 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,QX |
| Jul 2022 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO,QX |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO,QX |
| Sep 2021 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2021 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO,QX |
| Jul 2021 | 36 | 19 | 0 | 0 | OO,QX |
| Jun 2021 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 0 | OO,QX |
| Aug 2020 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
0.0%
0 of 523 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 523 flights
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MSO - Missoula
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Missoula, MT.
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 MSO to SFO
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Missoula to San Francisco (MSO to SFO) running a 83.9% on-time rate over 523 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 72.4 minutes. The 769-mile corridor is served by 2 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.0% of 523 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
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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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