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Route Reliability

Atlanta → San Antonio

ATLSAT · 874 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to San Antonio International Airport

82
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
3,079
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines84%329 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines80%2,611 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines69%101 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (38 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–SAT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 71% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ATL–SAT flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 74%.

Southwest Airlines runs this route best.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 84% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 69%.

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
  • Mon76%(484 flights)
  • Tue81%(407 flights)
  • Wed86%(405 flights)
  • Thu81%(444 flights)
  • Fri81%(469 flights)
  • Sat82%(377 flights)
  • Sun74%(444 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(322 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(561 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(697 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(558 flights)
  • 6–9 PM71%(500 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(392 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 67% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%288
July 202569%276
August 202583%268
September 202587%260
October 202586%275
November 202581%246
December 202580%244
January 202680%209
February 202688%218
March 202682%253
April 202686%246
May 202675%247

Based on 3,079 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.