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Airport Reliability

SJC · San Jose

San José Mineta International Airport

83%
Departures within 15 minutes
7 min
Average departure delay
82%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
0.7%
Departures cancelled

Based on 45,664 departures and 45,597 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from SJC departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

Departures from SJC arrived on time 89% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 80%.

When SJC gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(275 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(12155 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(8712 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(8424 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(7179 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(7142 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(1372 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(7094 flights)
  • Tue89%(6030 flights)
  • Wed89%(5972 flights)
  • Thu81%(7012 flights)
  • Fri80%(7019 flights)
  • Sat89%(5184 flights)
  • Sun81%(6948 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 82% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%4174
July 202582%4250
August 202584%4070
September 202586%3893
October 202582%4011
November 202584%3801
December 202582%3722
January 202690%3209
February 202687%3229
March 202686%3559
April 202685%3512
May 202682%3829

Airlines departing SJC

Busiest routes from SJC

Based on 45,664 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.