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Route Reliability

Atlanta → San Francisco

ATLSFO · 2,139 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
3,359
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines81%640 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines72%2,412 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines66%307 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–SFO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–SFO flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 66%.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 66%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(510 flights)
  • Tue78%(430 flights)
  • Wed77%(443 flights)
  • Thu78%(503 flights)
  • Fri71%(497 flights)
  • Sat73%(432 flights)
  • Sun66%(513 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(722 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(442 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(234 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(819 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(843 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM72%(268 flights)
On-time trend by month
59%
May

Jun 66% → May 59% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%303
July 202572%318
August 202570%304
September 202582%277
October 202574%305
November 202577%283
December 202573%265
January 202675%213
February 202676%219
March 202687%276
April 202671%282
May 202659%283

Based on 3,359 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.