Flights San Francisco → Fresno
SFO → FAT
Route overview
The flight route from San Francisco to Fresno operates with an average on-time performance rate of 72%, experiencing a mean delay of 33.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 289 flights using Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft, serving an airport that handles around 2,672,881 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) → Fresno (FAT) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 382 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Fresno: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to Fresno (FAT) heads east for about 253 km, a flight time of roughly 44m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of SFO-FAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Fresno it is 2.6 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 382 tracked SFO-FAT flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-FAT
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> Fresno (FAT) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 382 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-Fresno is 0.79% across 382 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.
