Flights Fresno → San Francisco
FAT → SFO
Route overview
The flight route from Fresno to San Francisco operates with an average on-time performance of 71%, experiencing a mean delay of 22.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees a total of 288 flights using Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at its destination.
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 Fresno (FAT) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 377 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.53%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fresno (FAT) to San Francisco (SFO) heads north-west for about 253 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from Fresno on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 62% of FAT-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Francisco it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 377 tracked FAT-SFO flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about FAT-SFO
On the Fresno (FAT) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 377 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fresno-San Francisco is 0.53% across 377 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.
