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Airport Reliability

SAN · San Diego

San Diego International Airport

76%
Departures within 15 minutes
13 min
Average departure delay
76%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
1.3%
Departures cancelled

Based on 103,737 departures and 103,734 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from SAN departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

Departures from SAN arrived on time 84% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 74%.

When SAN gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(23808 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(19406 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(19090 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(16455 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(14037 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM82%(9202 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(15459 flights)
  • Tue84%(13752 flights)
  • Wed83%(13758 flights)
  • Thu75%(15262 flights)
  • Fri74%(15461 flights)
  • Sat84%(12633 flights)
  • Sun75%(15673 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 75% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%8532
July 202575%8710
August 202578%8435
September 202583%7889
October 202580%8759
November 202577%8304
December 202575%8646
January 202683%7785
February 202684%7484
March 202679%8985
April 202681%8995
May 202677%9474

Airlines departing SAN

Busiest routes from SAN

Based on 103,737 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.