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Route Reliability

San Francisco → Austin

SFOAUS · 1,504 miles · San Francisco International Airport to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
2,779
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines85%403 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines85%1,674 flights
  3. 3.Delta Air Lines62%407 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines49%295 flights

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

SFO–AUS flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 65% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SFO–AUS flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Alaska Airlines has a clear lead on this route.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 49%.

Slipping a little lately.

SFO–AUS flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% 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

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(411 flights)
  • Tue81%(376 flights)
  • Wed78%(387 flights)
  • Thu74%(413 flights)
  • Fri78%(404 flights)
  • Sat83%(340 flights)
  • Sun73%(414 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(634 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM65%(396 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(881 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(275 flights)
  • 6–9 PM84%(376 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(183 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 83% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%227
July 202574%232
August 202585%246
September 202585%227
October 202580%250
November 202575%247
December 202576%259
January 202677%197
February 202677%182
March 202682%209
April 202673%220
May 202663%249

Based on 2,779 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.