The Federal Aviation Administration has scheduled a ground delay program for flights into San Francisco International Airport starting at 8 a.m. Pacific Friday, Nov. 13. Wind is limiting how many planes the airport can take. The FAA’s signed advisory initially listed an average delay of 84 minutes and a maximum assigned delay of 148 minutes.
The program applies to flights due to arrive at SFO from 8 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. Pacific. It covers departures from the contiguous United States and from Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton in Canada. The FAA holds affected flights at their departure airports to space out arrivals in San Francisco. The estimate can change as the agency revises the program.
Check your flight and connection
Check your airline’s app or SFO’s flight status board before leaving for the airport or driving to meet someone. The 84-minute figure is an average for the program. Your airline can tell you whether your flight has a revised departure or arrival time. If SFO is a connection, check the onward flight as well. Contact the airline if the new arrival time leaves too little time to connect.
The FAA’s airport status page posts changes to the arrival program, including any earlier end. The signed notice was issued at 5:34 a.m. Pacific.
