Route · SFO → SBP · 2020–2025 BTS data
San Francisco to San Luis Obispo
The SFO–SBP corridor (San Francisco, CA → San Luis Obispo, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 2 carriers across roughly 190 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.4%
- On-time
- +3.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 93 min
- Delay when late
- 5,726
- Flights
Cancelled
1.5%
Best Month
Jun 2024 93%
Worst Month
Oct 2025 70%
Distance
190 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 88 | 26 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2025 | 115 | 31 | 6 | 1 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 120 | 36 | 0 | 2 | OO |
| Sep 2025 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2025 | 93 | 14 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 92 | 23 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| May 2025 | 108 | 23 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2025 | 111 | 17 | 0 | 2 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 95 | 25 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2025 | 78 | 14 | 3 | 1 | OO |
| Jan 2025 | 81 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2024 | 92 | 20 | 4 | 4 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 119 | 23 | 5 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 124 | 11 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 96 | 9 | 2 | 3 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2024 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 68 | 8 | 3 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2024 | 73 | 20 | 2 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2024 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
1.5%
32 of 2,115 flights
Diversion Rate
0.8%
16 of 2,115 flights
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SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
Origin airport →SBP - San Luis Obispo
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Luis Obispo, CA.
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What the Data Says About SFO to SBP
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show San Francisco to San Luis Obispo (SFO to SBP) running a 82.4% on-time rate over 5,726 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 93.2 minutes. The 190-mile corridor is served by 2 carriers, and over the last 24 months 1.5% of 2,115 flights were cancelled, 0.8% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jun 2024 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Oct 2025 came in at just 70% - a 23-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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