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Route Reliability

Miami → San Francisco

MIA–SFO · 2,585 miles · Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1,701
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines74%1,073 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines74%628 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MIA–SFO flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

MIA–SFO flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 69%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 74% to 74% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Recent months have been rougher.

MIA–SFO flights arrived on time 67% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 77% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(240 flights)
  • Tue80%(233 flights)
  • Wed78%(231 flights)
  • Thu75%(243 flights)
  • Fri75%(250 flights)
  • Sat73%(244 flights)
  • Sun69%(246 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(610 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(33 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(310 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(734 flights)
On-time trend by month
56%
May

Jun 77% → May 56% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%150
July 202571%153
August 202571%141
September 202578%91
October 202583%122
November 202583%143
December 202578%137
January 202674%147
February 202677%137
March 202687%151
April 202657%151
May 202656%164

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Based on 1,701 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.