SFO San Francisco International Airport
live · 34m ago
San Francisco11:00·17°C·#295/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▲ +25 MIN
4 min early

San Francisco (SFO) airport average departure delay right now

Departures 4 min early, arrivals 7 min early. No cancellations across 624 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
11:00today on time on time

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

San Francisco (SFO) delays today: 87% of the 850 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running 4 min early and arrivals 7 min early, across 624 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 13 September 2026 at 17:26 UTC.

Departures428 timed
On time92%393
Delayed8%35
typical now 4 min early
Arrivals422 timed
On time83%349
Delayed17%73
typical now 7 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
08:12 11:09NZ9011BOS Boston · gate E9+177 min
08:12 11:09UA2647BOS Boston · gate E9+177 min
08:12 11:09VA8229BOS Boston · gate E9+177 min
09:10 11:45NZ2829MRY Monterey · gate F18+155 min
09:10 11:45UA5479MRY Monterey · gate F18+155 min
10:20 12:57NZ9015BOS Boston · gate E4+157 min
10:20 12:57UA2356BOS Boston · gate E4+157 min
10:20 12:57VA8309BOS Boston · gate E4+157 min

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

Arrivalsfull board ↗
08:30 11:47UA5637FAT from Fresno+197 min
10:17 11:10DL668JFK from New York/JFK+53 min
10:17 11:10KE7493JFK from New York/JFK+53 min
10:17 11:10KL7014JFK from New York/JFK+53 min
10:17 11:10VS4745JFK from New York/JFK+53 min
10:18 11:19AA76JFK from New York/JFK+61 min
13:08UA3871XMN from Xiamen Gaoqi International AirportCancelled
Running late right now325 of 2675 still on the board · 12%
+273
NH7365 from Baltimore · arr 15:31
Flights this late at SFO still cancel only 2.2% of the time.
+273
NZ9035 from Baltimore · arr 15:31
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~36 min.
+273
UA2192 from Baltimore · arr 15:31
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~36 min.
+273
VA8063 from Baltimore · arr 15:31
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~36 min.
In the air to SFOlive positions · 3-min feed
84aircraft inbound · next to land UA562 from Portland International Jetport, lands ~11:01
UA562Portland International Jetport
on final · ~11:01
AA3115Chicago/O'Hare
on final · ~11:01
CX870Hong Kong
on final · ~11:03
UA323Boston
on final · ~11:04

Positions as of 10:58 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
BWIBaltimore+273m
SMFSacramento+87m
ABQAlbuquerque+44m
SBPSan Luis Obispo+36m
MRYMonterey+18m
Why22 kt WNW winds, Scattered at SFO right now (METAR).
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 624 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 23rd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +2 min departures.

Typical week here
+7
MON
+3
TUE
+2
WED
+7
THU
+6
FRI
+1
SAT
+2
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+1 min), heaviest on Monday (+7 min).

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Sample · what you getSFO went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/san-francisco-SFO

San Francisco airport delays today

Weather watch at SFO: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently 4 min early, up 25 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are 7 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 624 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 12:00 (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?

Weather watch at SFO: measured operations remain calm. 28 kt wind/gust now. Measured operations: departures 4 min early, arrivals 7 min early. No cancellations across 624 tracked flights. 87% of the 850 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

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

Winds WNW-290 at 22kt gusting to 28kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 17°C, Dew 13°C, Alt 30.05 inHg, Few clouds at 600ft, Scattered clouds at 1200ft. 17°C. wind 22 kt gusting 28. 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 (+1 min). Monday ran heaviest (+7 min).

How often are flights delayed at SFO today?

We tracked 624 flights today: departures 4 min early, arrivals 7 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for SFO?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WNW-290 at 10kt gusting to 20kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 600ft, Scattered clouds at 1200ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind290° 22 G28 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew17 / 13 °C
Pressure1018 hPa
KSFO 131556Z 29022G28KT 10SM FEW006 SCT012 17/13 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 28028/1553 SLP175 T01720133
08:00 to 11:00VFRWinds WNW-290 at 10kt gusting to 20kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 600ft, Scattered clouds at 1200ft
08:00 to 10:00TEMPOMVFRBroken layer at 1200ft
11:00 to 21:00VFRWinds WNW-290 at 20kt gusting to 30kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
21:00 to 07:00VFRWinds WNW-290 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 1000ft
Dep index
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METAR 08:56 local · 2h ago · delay window 10:26 local · How these are computed → methodology