Flights San Francisco → Bakersfield
SFO → BFL
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Bakersfield?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Bakersfield (BFL) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Bakersfield operates with an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft and has a total of 89 flights. With an on-time performance rate of 81%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 9.1 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles around 203,585 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The San Francisco (SFO) → Bakersfield (BFL) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 321 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Bakersfield: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Bakersfield (BFL) heads south-east for about 383 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of SFO-BFL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Bakersfield it is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 321 tracked SFO-BFL flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.0% 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-BFL
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Bakersfield (BFL) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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) -> Bakersfield (BFL) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 321 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Bakersfield is 0.00% across 321 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.
