Flights Tucson → San Francisco
TUS → SFO
How long is the flight from Tucson to San Francisco?
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Tucson to San Francisco operates with a moderate level of punctuality, with 71% of flights arriving on time. On average, when delays occur, they last approximately 20 minutes. This route sees around 241 total flights annually, serving the highly trafficked destination airport in San Francisco, which handles nearly 50 million 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 Tucson (TUS) → San Francisco (SFO) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 566 flights monitored in recent months, 63% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.6/100 (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 Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Francisco: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco (SFO) heads north-west for about 1,208 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of TUS-SFO flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Francisco it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 566 tracked TUS-SFO flights, 63% left on time with an average delay of 22 min and a 0.0% 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 TUS-SFO
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco (SFO) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Tucson (TUS) -> San Francisco (SFO) route, on-time performance is 63% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 566 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-San Francisco is 0.00% across 566 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.
