Flights Medford → San Francisco
MFR → SFO
Route overview
The flight route from Medford to San Francisco operates with an average on-time performance rate of 79%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 242 total flights using Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles approximately 50,196,094 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 Medford (MFR) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 312 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.32%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.4/100 (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 Medford the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Medford (MFR) to San Francisco (SFO) heads south for about 530 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Medford on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 63% of MFR-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Medford the average ATFM delay is 1.8 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Francisco it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 312 tracked MFR-SFO flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 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) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MFR-SFO
On the Medford (MFR) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 312 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Medford-San Francisco is 0.32% across 312 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.
