Flights San Luis Obispo → San Francisco
SBP → SFO
How long is the flight from San Luis Obispo to San Francisco?
The flight from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 48 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from San Luis Obispo to San Francisco operates with an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft and has a punctuality rate of 75%. Over the course of its operations, it experiences an average delay of 23.4 minutes per flight out of a total of 267 flights recorded. The destination airport serves over fifty million passengers annually, indicating significant traffic and connectivity.
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 Luis Obispo (SBP) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 635 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 26 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Francisco the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Luis Obispo the average ATFM delay is 3.1 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to San Francisco (SFO) heads north-west for about 307 km, a flight time of roughly 48m.
Departures from San Luis Obispo on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of SBP-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Luis Obispo the average ATFM delay is 3.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into San Francisco it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 635 tracked SBP-SFO flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 26 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 SBP-SFO
The flight from San Luis Obispo (SBP) to San Francisco (SFO) takes about 48 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the San Luis Obispo (SBP) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 26 minutes, based on 635 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Luis Obispo-San Francisco is 0.79% across 635 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.
