AVL to SFB flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Orlando Sanford International Airport · 465 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at AVL or SFB right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Asheville (AVL) to Sanford (SFB) arrived on time 74% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0.6% were cancelled, and 13% arrived an hour or more late.
- Allegiant Air is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 8am did best (95% on time); around 6pm did worst (60%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (93% on time) and Sunday the least (65%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (41%).
Which airline is most on time from AVL to SFB?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 74% | 0.6% | 29 min | 12.5% | 516 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am86%43 flights
- 8am95%61 flights
- 10am89%36 flights
- 11am86%28 flights
- 12pm72%39 flights
- 1pm66%39 flights
- 2pm69%26 flights
- 3pm70%23 flights
- 4pm67%37 flights
- 5pm74%34 flights
- 6pm60%49 flights
- 7pm66%56 flights
- 9pm70%10 flights
- 10pm20%15 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday71%1.4% cancelled
- Tuesday79%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday93%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday78%0.0% cancelled
- Friday71%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday69%1.4% cancelled
- Sunday65%1.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)41%
- Late-arriving aircraft28%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion20%
- Extreme weather11%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
AVL to SFB: common questions
- How often are AVL to SFB flights on time?
- 74% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Asheville to Sanford cancelled?
- 0.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (3 of 516).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 29 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 110 min behind schedule on average, and 12.5% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at AVL?
- Flights on this route spent 13 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: SFB to AVL — 70% on time
More flights from Asheville
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: AVL → SFB, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.