SFO San Francisco International Airport
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San Francisco00:48·13°C·#31/327
OPSDISRUPTED WEATHERVFR
+8 min

San Francisco (SFO) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +8 min, arrivals 19 min early. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet.

Hour by hour
00:00today +8 min on time

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

San Francisco (SFO) delays today: 71% of the 34 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +8 min and arrivals 19 min early. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 2 November 2026 at 08:31 UTC.

Arrivals33 timed
On time70%23
Delayed30%10
typical now 19 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
22:50 00:40NZ9254LAX Los Angeles · gate F5+110 min
22:50 00:40UA2179LAX Los Angeles · gate F5+110 min
22:50 00:40VA8051LAX Los Angeles · gate F5+110 min
23:23 00:44AA939DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate B16+81 min
23:23 00:44BA5600DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate B16+81 min
23:23 00:44CX7582DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate B16+81 min
23:23 00:44GF6708DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate B16+81 min
23:23 00:44QF4113DFW Dallas-Fort Worth · gate B16+81 min

Posted times are still moving today. Treat the latest board time as provisional and confirm with your airline.

Arrivalsfull board ↗
21:41 01:36NZ9701STL from St. Louis+235 min
21:41 01:36OZ6344STL from St. Louis+235 min
21:41 01:36UA214STL from St. Louis+235 min
23:56 00:57DL656ATL from Atlanta+61 min
23:56 00:57LA6315ATL from Atlanta+61 min
00:05 01:08WN2258LAS from Las Vegas+63 min
09:34AA9286SNA from Orange CountyCancelled
09:34AS3251SNA from Orange CountyCancelled
09:34JL5459SNA from Orange CountyCancelled
Running late right now60 of 1334 still on the board · 4.5%
+235
NZ9701 from St. Louis · arr 01:36
A +235 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+235
OZ6344 from St. Louis · arr 01:36
A +235 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+235
UA214 from St. Louis · arr 01:36
A +235 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+165
NZ9130 from Newark · arr 13:12
A +165 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to SFOlive positions · 3-min feed
14aircraft inbound · next to land UA1853 from Los Angeles, lands ~00:51
UA1853Los Angeles
on final · ~00:51
DL656Atlanta
lands ~00:53
WN2258Las Vegas
lands ~01:00
AA2757Miami
lands ~01:03

Positions as of 00:44 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
MIAMiami+57m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
AAAmerican+37m
Why4 kt S winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at SFO in our weather × delay record.
Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window.

Tomorrow at San Francisco

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
  • 78% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 4th worst day of the last 29. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+7
MON
+0
TUE
+1
WED
+7
THU
+7
FRI
+-1
SAT
+3
SUN

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

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San Francisco airport delays today

SFO is running heavy delays today. A typical departure is currently +8 min. Arrivals are 19 min early. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 02:00 (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 is running heavy delays today. Departures +8 min, arrivals 19 min early. Today's cancellations are not recorded yet. 71% of the 34 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

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

Winds S-180 at 4kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 13°C, Dew 11°C, Alt 30.12 inHg, Few clouds at 900ft. 13°C. wind 4 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 (+-1 min). Monday ran heaviest (+7 min).

How often are flights delayed at SFO today?

We tracked 39 flights today: departures +8 min, arrivals 19 min early.

What is the TAF forecast for SFO?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds W-270 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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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.
Wind180° 4 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew13 / 11 °C
Pressure1020 hPa
KSFO 020756Z 18004KT 10SM FEW009 13/11 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01330106 401830100 $
22:00 to 04:00VFRWinds W-270 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
04:00 to 08:00VFRWinds SE-130 at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 20000ft
08:00 to 19:00VFRWinds ENE-070 at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 20000ft
19:00 to 04:00VFRWinds WNW-290 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 20000ft
Dep index
0.6/5Arr index
2.9/5
METAR 23:56 local · 53m ago · delay window 00:31 local · How these are computed → methodology