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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → San Francisco

RDUSFO · 2,400 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

90
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
901
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 901 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

RDU–SFO flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

RDU–SFO flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 79%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 901 scheduled flights, only 0.2% were cancelled.

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
  • Mon83%(141 flights)
  • Tue92%(110 flights)
  • Wed85%(115 flights)
  • Thu81%(139 flights)
  • Fri79%(144 flights)
  • Sat90%(104 flights)
  • Sun83%(143 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(421 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(119 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(57 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(299 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 89% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202589%82
July 202580%84
August 202585%81
September 202591%77
October 202589%80
November 202590%80
December 202583%88
January 202672%53
February 202690%49
March 202690%51
April 202679%86
May 202677%85

Based on 901 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.