Flights San Francisco → San Antonio
SFO → SAT
How long is the flight from San Francisco to San Antonio?
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 3h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates from San Francisco to San Antonio, using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With a total of 103 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 73%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 24 minutes. The destination airport in San Antonio, which opened in 1942, serves over 9 million 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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 254 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio 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 San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Francisco (SFO) to San Antonio (SAT) heads east for about 2,382 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 7m.
Departures from San Francisco on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of SFO-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 254 tracked SFO-SAT flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 20 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) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFO-SAT
The flight from San Francisco (SFO) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 3h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Francisco (SFO) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 254 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Francisco-San Antonio is 0.79% across 254 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Antonio, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
