SFB to SBN flight delays
Sanford, FL (SFB) South Bend, IN (SBN) · 936 miles
247 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
69.39%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.4%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
58 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
19 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 36.4 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 13.2 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
The two directions do not behave alike. SBN to SFB arrives on time 9 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Only Allegiant Air flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Allegiant Air arrived on time most often on SFB to SBN. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in October.
Every airline on SFB to SBN
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | 247 | 69.39% | 0.4% | 58 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
SBN to SFB South Bend back to Sanford 60.41% on time FOther routes from Sanford
- SFB → ABE · Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton C
- SFB → TYS · Knoxville F
- SFB → AVL · Asheville D
- SFB → GRR · Grand Rapids D
- SFB → CVG · Cincinnati D
- SFB → FNT · Flint C
- SFB → BGR · Bangor C
- SFB → MDT · Harrisburg C
- SFB → ATW · Appleton C
- SFB → IND · Indianapolis F
- SFB → LEX · Lexington F
- SFB → DSM · Des Moines C
Common questions
Are flights from Sanford to South Bend usually delayed?
69.39% of flights on the SFB to SBN route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Sanford to South Bend?
Only Allegiant Air appears in the published record on this route, with 247 flights and 69.39% arriving on time.
How often are SFB to SBN flights cancelled?
0.4% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 4 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Sanford to South Bend?
May, when 86.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 50%.
When SFB to SBN flights are late, how late are they?
About 58 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on SFB to SBN during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →