Flights Roanoke VA → Sanford
ROA → SFB
Route overview
The flight route from Roanoke, Virginia to Sanford operates with an average on-time performance of 54%, and when delays occur, the mean delay is approximately 23 minutes. Over a period, there have been 25 flights using an Airbus A320 aircraft, serving a destination airport that sees nearly 2.8 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 Roanoke VA (ROA) → Sanford (SFB) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 34 flights monitored in recent months, 58% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Sanford the average ATFM delay is 2.7 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Sanford: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Roanoke VA (ROA) to Sanford (SFB) heads south for about 958 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 37m.
Departures from Roanoke VA on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 56% of ROA-SFB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Sanford it is 2.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 34 tracked ROA-SFB flights, 58% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air (G4) | 78% | 11 min | 2.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ROA-SFB
On the Roanoke VA (ROA) -> Sanford (SFB) route, on-time performance is 58% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 34 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Roanoke VA-Sanford is 2.94% across 34 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Allegiant Air.
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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.
