Flights Sanford → Chattanooga
SFB → CHA
Route overview
The flight route from Sanford to Chattanooga operates with a relatively low on-time performance rate of 52%, and flights typically experience an average delay of 22.2 minutes. With only 26 total flights annually, this route serves a smaller volume compared to the highly trafficked destination airport in Chattanooga, which handles over 836,986 passengers per year.
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 Sanford (SFB) → Chattanooga (CHA) route is operated by Allegiant Air. Across 35 flights monitored in recent months, 56% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.86%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chattanooga the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Sanford the average ATFM delay is 2.7 minutes.
Heading to Chattanooga: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sanford (SFB) to Chattanooga (CHA) heads north-west for about 790 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Sanford on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 66% of SFB-CHA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sanford the average ATFM delay is 2.7 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Chattanooga it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 35 tracked SFB-CHA flights, 56% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 2.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air (G4) | 78% | 11 min | 2.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SFB-CHA
On the Sanford (SFB) -> Chattanooga (CHA) route, on-time performance is 56% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 35 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sanford-Chattanooga is 2.86% across 35 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Allegiant Air.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Chattanooga, 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.
