SFO to BIH flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eastern Sierra Regional Airport · 221 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at SFO or BIH right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Bishop (BIH) arrived on time 70% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2.6% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- SkyWest Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Departures scheduled around 2pm did best (80% on time); around 12pm did worst (53%).
- Wednesday was the most reliable day to fly (88% on time) and Friday the least (57%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (49%).
Which airline is most on time from SFO to BIH?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest AirlinesRegional airline operating flights for United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle and Alaska. | 70% | 2.6% | 21 min | 10.8% | 230 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 11am74%102 flights
- 12pm53%65 flights
- 2pm80%52 flights
- 4pm89%11 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday67%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday71%5.3% cancelled
- Wednesday88%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday81%2.7% cancelled
- Friday57%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday66%7.9% cancelled
- Sunday69%2.7% 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)49%
- Late-arriving aircraft24%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion24%
- Extreme weather3%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather50%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion50%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Security0%
SFO to BIH: common questions
- How often are SFO to BIH flights on time?
- 70% 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 San Francisco to Bishop cancelled?
- 2.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (6 of 230).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 21 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 65 min behind schedule on average, and 10.8% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at SFO?
- Flights on this route spent 26 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: BIH to SFO — 63% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: SFO → BIH, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.