Flights San Francisco → London
SFO → LHR
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) → London (LHR) route is operated by American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At London the average ATFM delay is 1.8 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 86% | 17 min | 4.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 81% | 6 min | 1.9% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 81% | 4 min | 2.5% |
| British Airways (BA) | 77% | 17 min | 2.4% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 76% | 9 min | 2.4% |
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-LHR
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> London (LHR) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-London is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Iberia Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo, 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.
