SFO San Francisco International Airport
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San Francisco19:18·19°C·#120/327
OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▲ +38 MIN
+7 min

San Francisco (SFO) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +7 min, arrivals on schedule. 9 of 2,864 flights cancelled (0.3%).

Hour by hour
19:00today +7 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

San Francisco (SFO) delays today: 64% of the 913 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +7 min and arrivals on schedule, across 2,864 flights tracked so far today. 9 of 2,864 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.3%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 12 September 2026 at 01:37 UTC.

Departures403 timed
On time60%243
Delayed40%160
typical now +7 min
Arrivals510 timed
On time64%325
Delayed36%185
typical now on schedule
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
16:00 20:00AC3507HNL Honolulu/Oahu · gate F22+240 min
16:00 20:00AV2255HNL Honolulu/Oahu · gate F22+240 min
16:00 20:00AZ4484HNL Honolulu/Oahu · gate F22+240 min
16:00 20:00LH7726HNL Honolulu/Oahu · gate F22+240 min
16:00 20:00NZ9144HNL Honolulu/Oahu · gate F22+240 min
16:00 20:00UA300HNL Honolulu/Oahu · gate F22+240 min
16:30 19:22EK6357BFL Bakersfield · gate F7+172 min
16:30 19:22NZ9159BFL Bakersfield · gate F7+172 min
07:00UA3906DEN DenverCancelled
11:12AA7632GEG SpokaneCancelled
11:12AS2138GEG SpokaneCancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +25. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
15:20 21:51AC3783FRA from Frankfurt+391 min
15:20 21:51LH9410FRA from Frankfurt+391 min
15:20 21:51NZ9801FRA from Frankfurt+391 min
15:20 21:51UA59FRA from Frankfurt+391 min
17:35 19:20UA4779RNO from Reno+105 min
17:50 23:42AC4110AUS from Austin+352 min
06:13UA3904LIH from Lihue/KauaiCancelled
10:32FJ5867PAE from Paine FieldCancelled
10:32AA7414PAE from Paine FieldCancelled
Running late right now205 of 1010 still on the board · 20%
+391
AC3783 from Frankfurt · arr 21:51
Flights this late at SFO still cancel only 2.2% of the time.
+391
LH9410 from Frankfurt · arr 21:51
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~29 min on average.
+391
NZ9801 from Frankfurt · arr 21:51
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~29 min on average.
+391
UA59 from Frankfurt · arr 21:51
Across our tracked network, delayed flights claw back ~29 min on average.
In the air to SFOlive positions · 3-min feed
77aircraft inbound · next to land UA737 from Seattle, lands ~19:20
UA737Seattle
on final · ~19:20
UA1007Denver
lands ~19:22
AA590Miami
lands ~19:24
UA448Vancouver
lands ~19:24

Positions as of 19:14 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
BFLBakersfield+172m
AMSAmsterdam+132m
EUGEugene+118m
HNLHonolulu/Oahu+109m
MFRMedford+106m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
KEKorean Air+108m
CIChina Airlines+73m
LALATAM Chile+58m
WNSouthwest+39m
GFGulfair+32m
Why14 kt WNW winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at SFO in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.3%9 of 2,864 A typical day here runs ~0.7%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 8th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +3 min departures.

Typical week here
+7
MON
+3
TUE
+2
WED
+7
THU
+6
FRI
+2
SAT
+3
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+2 min), heaviest on Monday (+7 min).

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San Francisco airport delays today

SFO has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +7 min, up 38 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are on schedule. Cancellations: 9 of 2,864 tracked flights (0.3%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 01:00 (on time expected).

Other San Francisco Bay Area airports: OAK SJC · Nearby gateways: OAK SJC SMF RNO BUR LAX · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from San Francisco

Is San Francisco (SFO) delayed right now?

SFO has minor delays. Departures +7 min, arrivals on schedule. 9 of 2,864 flights cancelled (0.3%). 64% of the 913 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at San Francisco (SFO)?

Winds WNW-300 at 14kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 19°C, Dew 13°C, Alt 29.87 inHg, Few clouds at 400ft. 19°C. wind 14 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from San Francisco (SFO)?

Over the last 90 days, Saturday averaged the lightest departure delays (+2 min). Monday ran heaviest (+7 min).

How often are flights delayed at SFO today?

We tracked 2,864 flights today: departures +7 min, arrivals on schedule. 0.3% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for SFO?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WNW-300 at 16kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

Are there cancellations at SFO today?

9 cancellations across 2,864 tracked flights today (0.3% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind300° 14 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew19 / 13 °C
Pressure1012 hPa
KSFO 120056Z 30014KT 10SM FEW004 19/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01890133
17:00 to 05:00VFRWinds WNW-300 at 16kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
05:00 to 14:00VFRWinds W-280 at 12kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 1000ft
14:00 to 23:00VFRWinds WNW-290 at 20kt gusting to 30kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft
Dep index
0.6/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 17:56 local · 1h ago · delay window 18:37 local · How these are computed → methodology