Flights Miami → San Francisco
MIA → SFO
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 Miami (MIA) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines. Across 444 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.9/100 (low), 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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 83% | 1 min | 1.1% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 76% | 9 min | 2.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-SFO
On the Miami (MIA) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 444 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-San Francisco is 0.68% across 444 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska 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.
