Route · TUS → SFO · 2020–2025 BTS data
Tucson to San Francisco
The TUS–SFO corridor (Tucson, AZ → San Francisco, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 3 carriers across roughly 751 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 83.7%
- On-time
- +4.7 pts
- vs US avg
- 88 min
- Delay when late
- 5,346
- Flights
Cancelled
0.9%
Best Month
Aug 2025 95%
Worst Month
Mar 2024 48%
Distance
751 mi
Carriers
3
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 91 | 27 | 1 | 1 | UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 119 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Oct 2025 | 73 | 18 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | UA,OO |
| Aug 2025 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2025 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2025 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2025 | 90 | 24 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Apr 2025 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 93 | 17 | 1 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Feb 2025 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Jan 2025 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 0 | OO,UA |
| Dec 2024 | 93 | 29 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2024 | 89 | 15 | 4 | 1 | OO |
| Oct 2024 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jul 2024 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Jun 2024 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2024 | 80 | 37 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 90 | 41 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2024 | 67 | 35 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Feb 2024 | 78 | 38 | 4 | 0 | OO |
| Jan 2024 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 0 | OO |
Cancellation Rate
0.9%
18 of 1,907 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
2 of 1,907 flights
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TUS - Tucson
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Tucson, AZ.
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 TUS to SFO
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show Tucson to San Francisco (TUS to SFO) running a 83.7% on-time rate over 5,346 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 88.4 minutes. The 751-mile corridor is served by 3 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.9% of 1,907 flights were cancelled, 0.1% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Aug 2025 posted the strongest performance at 95% on-time, while Mar 2024 came in at just 48% - a 47-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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