Flights Bakersfield → San Francisco
BFL → SFO
How long is the flight from Bakersfield to San Francisco?
The flight from Bakersfield (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 44 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Bakersfield to San Francisco operates with an average of 89 flights, featuring high on-time performance at 82%. However, when delays occur, the mean delay is approximately 29.4 minutes. This route uses Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft and serves a destination airport that handles over 50 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Bakersfield (BFL) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 328 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bakersfield (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO) heads north-west for about 383 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from Bakersfield on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of BFL-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Francisco it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 328 tracked BFL-SFO flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BFL-SFO
The flight from Bakersfield (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 44 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Bakersfield (BFL) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 328 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bakersfield-San Francisco is 0.30% across 328 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
