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Route Reliability

San Francisco → Miami

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

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Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 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 Airlines80%1,073 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines79%628 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SFO–MIA flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 71% between 12–3 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

SFO–MIA flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 75%.

Not much between American Airlines and United Airlines.

On this route they all land within 79% to 80% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

SFO–MIA flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 82% 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
  • Mon75%(240 flights)
  • Tue81%(229 flights)
  • Wed84%(234 flights)
  • Thu81%(241 flights)
  • Fri78%(249 flights)
  • Sat82%(244 flights)
  • Sun76%(249 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(662 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(342 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(650 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 81% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202581%150
July 202573%154
August 202571%141
September 202579%90
October 202589%123
November 202583%143
December 202582%138
January 202682%146
February 202683%137
March 202682%150
April 202680%151
May 202671%163

Same trip, other airports

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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.