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Airport Reliability

SNA · Santa Ana

John Wayne Airport

81%
Departures within 15 minutes
11 min
Average departure delay
83%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
1.1%
Departures cancelled

Based on 46,093 departures and 46,094 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

Departures from SNA departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

Departures from SNA arrived on time 87% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 77%.

When SNA gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(10115 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(9550 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(9835 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(7849 flights)
  • 6–9 PM76%(7051 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM91%(1029 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(7053 flights)
  • Tue85%(5942 flights)
  • Wed85%(6036 flights)
  • Thu81%(7042 flights)
  • Fri81%(7008 flights)
  • Sat87%(5352 flights)
  • Sun77%(6996 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 79% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%3948
July 202577%3984
August 202582%3917
September 202585%3774
October 202583%3897
November 202581%3759
December 202581%3830
January 202687%3589
February 202686%3363
March 202684%3820
April 202683%3703
May 202682%3845

Airlines departing SNA

Busiest routes from SNA

Based on 46,093 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.