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AC8557 Air Canada - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air Canada flight AC8557, which currently operates between the airports of Edmonton - Edmonton International Airport (Airport Code YEG) and San Francisco - San Francisco International Airport (Airport Code SFO).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, May 22, 2026.

AC8557 On Time performance:
18
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AC8557 Air Canada to San Francisco

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 27 minutes
Flight Status for Friday May 22, 2026

Airline information

Air Canada
Air Canada
Equipment: Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 and Challenger 890

Departure

Edmonton (YEG)
May 22, 2026
Edmonton International Airport
Departed at:
10:25 am
Gate:
76
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:05 am

Arrival

San Francisco (SFO)
May 22, 2026
San Francisco International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
12:40 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
D11
Scheduled Arrival Time: 12:13 pm
Baggage: 1
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AV2879 - Avianca

- EK5823 - Emirates

- UA8703 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AC8557?
The flight AC8557 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AC8557?
The distance between the two airports is 1163 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AC8557?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:08 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:18 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Edmonton: 2026-05-22 12:32:00
Current Time in San Francisco: 2026-05-22 11:32:00

Alternative Flights

Air Canada is the only airline operating the route from Edmonton to San Francisco.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from May 01, 2026 to May 17, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 17
On Time: 3 ( 18 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 8 ( 47 % )
Major Delay: 6 ( 35 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 46 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from May 02, 2025 to September 29, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AC8557

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
21 May
10:21 am
Edmonton (YEG)
12:30 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
03h 09min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
20 May
10:17 am
Edmonton (YEG)
12:34 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
03h 17min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
19 May
10:51 am
Edmonton (YEG)
12:55 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
03h 04min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Monday
18 May
11:24 am
Edmonton (YEG)
01:20 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
02h 56min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
17 May
10:59 am
Edmonton (YEG)
12:54 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
02h 55min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
16 May
10:02 am
Edmonton (YEG)
12:00 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
02h 58min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - On-time
Friday
15 May
10:59 am
Edmonton (YEG)
01:31 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
03h 32min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
14 May
10:44 am
Edmonton (YEG)
01:06 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
03h 22min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
13 May
11:04 am
Edmonton (YEG)
01:26 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
03h 22min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
12 May
10:47 am
Edmonton (YEG)
01:10 pm
San Francisco (SFO)
03h 23min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb
Landed - Delayed