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Route Reliability

Atlanta → San Diego

ATLSAN · 1,892 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Diego International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
2,461
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines83%271 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines78%2,190 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 71% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–SAN flights arrived on time 85% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Alaska Airlines has a slight edge here.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 78%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(364 flights)
  • Tue80%(335 flights)
  • Wed85%(336 flights)
  • Thu76%(350 flights)
  • Fri76%(356 flights)
  • Sat79%(320 flights)
  • Sun75%(367 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(359 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(389 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(301 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(641 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(526 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM71%(212 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 65% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%224
July 202572%227
August 202580%228
September 202581%213
October 202580%229
November 202583%214
December 202576%210
January 202679%173
February 202684%164
March 202686%183
April 202681%178
May 202678%185

Based on 2,461 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.