Flights San Francisco → Boise
SFO → BOI
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Boise?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Boise (BOI) takes 1h 24m 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 Boise operates with an average on-time performance of 81%, experiencing a mean delay of 12.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 474 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving the destination airport which handles approximately 4,496,529 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) → Boise (BOI) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1096 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.27%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Boise the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Boise: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Boise (BOI) heads north-east for about 840 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 52% of SFO-BOI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Boise it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,096 tracked SFO-BOI flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 20 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) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-BOI
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to Boise (BOI) takes 1h 24m 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) -> Boise (BOI) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1096 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Boise is 0.27% across 1096 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.
