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SFO Airport Status

San Francisco Intl. · local time

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Live status

Live · updated 3:25 PM local time

Departures

Minor disruptions

Takeoffs are delayed by 40m on average due to runway work.

Arrivals

Minor disruptions

Inbound flights are delayed 57m due to operational constraints.

FAA advisory

Until 3:59 PM

  • Flights arriving at SFO are facing about an hour delays due to operational constraints.

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Runways in use

Landing28L 28R OFFSET
Taking off01L 01R
Visual conditions: Good visibility, so planes can land closer together and the airport can take more flights an hour.

Stats at SFO

Departures
384Takeoffs · 41% on time
11Cancellations
25 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
315Landings · 29% on time
13Cancellations
0Diversions
8 minAverage taxi to gate
Departures
37Takeoffs · 16% on time
0Cancellations
24 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
37Landings · 24% on time
1Cancellation
1Diversion
6 minAverage taxi to gate

Average delay, hour by hour

Takeoffs
  1. 3 AM: 2h 7m late on average
  2. 4 AM: no flights
  3. 5 AM: 5m late on average
  4. 6 AM: 19m late on average
  5. 7 AM: 10m late on average
  6. 8 AM: 4m late on average
  7. 9 AM: 19m late on average
  8. 10 AM: 25m late on average
  9. 11 AM: 32m late on average
  10. 12 PM: 47m late on average
  11. 1 PM: 45m late on average
  12. 2 PM: 54m late on average
  13. This hour: 39m late on average
Landings
  1. 3 AM: no flights
  2. 4 AM: on time
  3. 5 AM: 6m late on average
  4. 6 AM: 2m late on average
  5. 7 AM: 5m late on average
  6. 8 AM: 5m late on average
  7. 9 AM: 22m late on average
  8. 10 AM: 36m late on average
  9. 11 AM: 56m late on average
  10. 12 PM: 57m late on average
  11. 1 PM: 1h 5m late on average
  12. 2 PM: 46m late on average
  13. This hour: 49m late on average

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Weather at SFO

Weather

66°F19°C

Partly cloudy skies and a light breeze.

Skies are mostly clear with a few scattered clouds. A light breeze is blowing from the northwest at 7 mph.

Next few hours: Conditions are quiet for now.

Wind 7 mph Visibility 10 mi VFR

Security wait times at SFO

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at SFO can reach 19 minutes at its busiest, on Mondays around 10 AM, and stays within 5 minutes at the quietest hour.

TSA wait this hour
Up to 9 min Friday, 3:25 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 4 PMUp to 9 min
  • 5 PMUp to 9 min
  • 6 PMUp to 9 min
Best times to go through security at SFOWaits by day and hour, and how early to get to SFO

Customs wait times at SFO

For international arrivals at SFO, customs lines for visitors are usually longest around 10 AM, and shortest around 11 PM.

US citizens, typical right now 8 min Friday, 3:25 PM local time
Visitors, typical right now 20 min Friday, 3:25 PM local time

Typical wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: about 35 minSunday, 6 AM: about 26 minSunday, 7 AM: about 22 minSunday, 8 AM: about 28 minSunday, 9 AM: about 20 minSunday, 10 AM: about 20 minSunday, 11 AM: about 16 minSunday, 12 PM: about 15 minSunday, 1 PM: about 14 minSunday, 2 PM: about 23 minSunday, 3 PM: about 21 minSunday, 4 PM: about 20 minSunday, 5 PM: about 13 minSunday, 6 PM: about 12 minSunday, 7 PM: about 20 minSunday, 8 PM: about 19 minSunday, 9 PM: about 24 minSunday, 10 PM: about 14 minSunday, 11 PM: about 11 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: about 30 minMonday, 6 AM: about 24 minMonday, 7 AM: about 15 minMonday, 8 AM: about 29 minMonday, 9 AM: about 29 minMonday, 10 AM: about 31 minMonday, 11 AM: about 28 minMonday, 12 PM: about 16 minMonday, 1 PM: about 18 minMonday, 2 PM: about 24 minMonday, 3 PM: about 24 minMonday, 4 PM: about 22 minMonday, 5 PM: about 14 minMonday, 6 PM: about 10 minMonday, 7 PM: about 15 minMonday, 8 PM: about 23 minMonday, 9 PM: about 20 minMonday, 10 PM: about 9 minMonday, 11 PM: about 9 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: about 23 minTuesday, 6 AM: about 19 minTuesday, 7 AM: about 17 minTuesday, 8 AM: about 21 minTuesday, 9 AM: about 17 minTuesday, 10 AM: about 21 minTuesday, 11 AM: about 19 minTuesday, 12 PM: about 19 minTuesday, 1 PM: about 21 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 21 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 30 minTuesday, 4 PM: about 18 minTuesday, 5 PM: about 16 minTuesday, 6 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 7 PM: about 28 minTuesday, 8 PM: about 17 minTuesday, 9 PM: about 15 minTuesday, 10 PM: about 10 minTuesday, 11 PM: about 11 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: no dataWednesday, 6 AM: about 21 minWednesday, 7 AM: about 16 minWednesday, 8 AM: about 22 minWednesday, 9 AM: about 20 minWednesday, 10 AM: about 26 minWednesday, 11 AM: about 22 minWednesday, 12 PM: about 15 minWednesday, 1 PM: about 22 minWednesday, 2 PM: about 23 minWednesday, 3 PM: about 28 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 21 minWednesday, 5 PM: about 21 minWednesday, 6 PM: about 14 minWednesday, 7 PM: about 26 minWednesday, 8 PM: about 24 minWednesday, 9 PM: about 27 minWednesday, 10 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 11 PM: about 9 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: about 36 minThursday, 6 AM: about 23 minThursday, 7 AM: about 21 minThursday, 8 AM: about 37 minThursday, 9 AM: about 37 minThursday, 10 AM: about 37 minThursday, 11 AM: about 33 minThursday, 12 PM: about 22 minThursday, 1 PM: about 17 minThursday, 2 PM: about 28 minThursday, 3 PM: about 38 minThursday, 4 PM: about 30 minThursday, 5 PM: about 20 minThursday, 6 PM: about 19 minThursday, 7 PM: about 27 minThursday, 8 PM: about 29 minThursday, 9 PM: about 23 minThursday, 10 PM: about 14 minThursday, 11 PM: about 10 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: about 49 minFriday, 6 AM: about 28 minFriday, 7 AM: about 15 minFriday, 8 AM: about 20 minFriday, 9 AM: about 15 minFriday, 10 AM: about 27 minFriday, 11 AM: about 15 minFriday, 12 PM: about 14 minFriday, 1 PM: about 20 minFriday, 2 PM: about 27 minFriday, 3 PM: about 20 minFriday, 4 PM: about 20 minFriday, 5 PM: about 10 minFriday, 6 PM: about 14 minFriday, 7 PM: about 19 minFriday, 8 PM: about 36 minFriday, 9 PM: about 21 minFriday, 10 PM: about 12 minFriday, 11 PM: about 11 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: no dataSaturday, 5 AM: about 23 minSaturday, 6 AM: about 23 minSaturday, 7 AM: about 25 minSaturday, 8 AM: about 35 minSaturday, 9 AM: about 35 minSaturday, 10 AM: about 39 minSaturday, 11 AM: about 23 minSaturday, 12 PM: about 23 minSaturday, 1 PM: about 17 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 21 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 30 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 22 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 14 minSaturday, 6 PM: about 15 minSaturday, 7 PM: about 14 minSaturday, 8 PM: about 33 minSaturday, 9 PM: about 33 minSaturday, 10 PM: about 16 minSaturday, 11 PM: about 10 min

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: about 20 minSunday, 6 AM: about 7 minSunday, 7 AM: about 7 minSunday, 8 AM: about 8 minSunday, 9 AM: about 10 minSunday, 10 AM: about 7 minSunday, 11 AM: about 9 minSunday, 12 PM: about 10 minSunday, 1 PM: about 13 minSunday, 2 PM: about 11 minSunday, 3 PM: about 9 minSunday, 4 PM: about 12 minSunday, 5 PM: about 9 minSunday, 6 PM: about 11 minSunday, 7 PM: about 12 minSunday, 8 PM: about 12 minSunday, 9 PM: about 10 minSunday, 10 PM: about 8 minSunday, 11 PM: about 7 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: about 14 minMonday, 6 AM: about 8 minMonday, 7 AM: about 8 minMonday, 8 AM: about 9 minMonday, 9 AM: about 9 minMonday, 10 AM: about 14 minMonday, 11 AM: about 11 minMonday, 12 PM: about 10 minMonday, 1 PM: about 11 minMonday, 2 PM: about 11 minMonday, 3 PM: about 11 minMonday, 4 PM: about 10 minMonday, 5 PM: about 9 minMonday, 6 PM: about 7 minMonday, 7 PM: about 9 minMonday, 8 PM: about 11 minMonday, 9 PM: about 12 minMonday, 10 PM: about 8 minMonday, 11 PM: about 6 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: about 9 minTuesday, 6 AM: about 8 minTuesday, 7 AM: about 6 minTuesday, 8 AM: about 8 minTuesday, 9 AM: about 11 minTuesday, 10 AM: about 9 minTuesday, 11 AM: about 10 minTuesday, 12 PM: about 10 minTuesday, 1 PM: about 12 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 12 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 13 minTuesday, 4 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 5 PM: about 10 minTuesday, 6 PM: about 9 minTuesday, 7 PM: about 13 minTuesday, 8 PM: about 9 minTuesday, 9 PM: about 9 minTuesday, 10 PM: about 6 minTuesday, 11 PM: about 8 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: no dataWednesday, 6 AM: about 8 minWednesday, 7 AM: about 7 minWednesday, 8 AM: about 8 minWednesday, 9 AM: about 9 minWednesday, 10 AM: about 10 minWednesday, 11 AM: about 11 minWednesday, 12 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 1 PM: about 11 minWednesday, 2 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 3 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 5 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 6 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 7 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 8 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 9 PM: about 9 minWednesday, 10 PM: about 7 minWednesday, 11 PM: about 5 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: about 23 minThursday, 6 AM: about 10 minThursday, 7 AM: about 7 minThursday, 8 AM: about 10 minThursday, 9 AM: about 10 minThursday, 10 AM: about 12 minThursday, 11 AM: about 11 minThursday, 12 PM: about 10 minThursday, 1 PM: about 7 minThursday, 2 PM: about 13 minThursday, 3 PM: about 12 minThursday, 4 PM: about 10 minThursday, 5 PM: about 12 minThursday, 6 PM: about 10 minThursday, 7 PM: about 10 minThursday, 8 PM: about 11 minThursday, 9 PM: about 11 minThursday, 10 PM: about 5 minThursday, 11 PM: about 7 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: about 27 minFriday, 6 AM: about 7 minFriday, 7 AM: about 10 minFriday, 8 AM: about 10 minFriday, 9 AM: about 8 minFriday, 10 AM: about 10 minFriday, 11 AM: about 10 minFriday, 12 PM: about 9 minFriday, 1 PM: about 9 minFriday, 2 PM: about 10 minFriday, 3 PM: about 8 minFriday, 4 PM: about 8 minFriday, 5 PM: about 8 minFriday, 6 PM: about 9 minFriday, 7 PM: about 9 minFriday, 8 PM: about 9 minFriday, 9 PM: about 9 minFriday, 10 PM: about 6 minFriday, 11 PM: about 6 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: no dataSaturday, 5 AM: about 14 minSaturday, 6 AM: about 8 minSaturday, 7 AM: about 7 minSaturday, 8 AM: about 9 minSaturday, 9 AM: about 11 minSaturday, 10 AM: about 12 minSaturday, 11 AM: about 12 minSaturday, 12 PM: about 12 minSaturday, 1 PM: about 9 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 9 minSaturday, 6 PM: about 7 minSaturday, 7 PM: about 7 minSaturday, 8 PM: about 12 minSaturday, 9 PM: about 10 minSaturday, 10 PM: about 8 minSaturday, 11 PM: about 5 min

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

Based on official CBP wait time averages, in local time.

About San Francisco Intl.

IATA code
SFO
ICAO code
KSFO
Location
San Francisco, CA · United States
Elevation
11 ft (3 m)
Time zone
America/Los Angeles (PDT)
Coordinates
37.6152, -122.3899

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SFO questions, answered.

Are flights delayed at SFO right now?

As of 3:25 PM local time, departures have minor disruptions: takeoffs are delayed by 40m on average due to runway work. Arrivals have minor disruptions: inbound flights are delayed 57m due to operational constraints. FAA advisories: Flights arriving at SFO are facing about an hour delays due to operational constraints.

How long is the security line at SFO?

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at SFO can reach 19 minutes at its busiest, on Mondays around 10 AM, and stays within 5 minutes at the quietest hour. See the best times to go through security at SFO.

How long does customs take at SFO?

At SFO, typical customs waits for visitors range from about 9 to 39 minutes, longest around 10 AM. For US citizens, they range from about 5 to 14 minutes, longest around 2 PM. Based on official CBP averages.

How long does it take to get from the gate to the runway at SFO?

Today, departing flights at SFO have taken an average of 25 minutes from leaving the gate to takeoff, and arriving flights 8 minutes from landing to the gate.

What is the airport code for San Francisco Intl.?

San Francisco Intl. uses the IATA code SFO, the one on tickets and bag tags, and the ICAO code KSFO, which pilots and air traffic control use.

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