Flights San Francisco → Arcata CA
SFO → ACV
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Arcata CA?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Arcata CA (ACV) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 San Francisco to Arcata, California, operates with an average on-time performance rate of 73%, experiencing a mean delay of 23.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 278 flights using Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles around 172,294 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 San Francisco (SFO) → Arcata CA (ACV) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 800 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 34 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.75%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Arcata CA the average ATFM delay is 6.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Arcata CA: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Arcata CA (ACV) heads north for about 402 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of SFO-ACV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Arcata CA it is 6.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 800 tracked SFO-ACV flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 34 min and a 2.8% 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 SFO-ACV
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Arcata CA (ACV) takes 48 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Arcata CA (ACV) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 34 minutes, based on 800 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Arcata CA is 2.75% across 800 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.
