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Route Reliability

Austin → San Diego

AUSSAN · 1,164 miles · Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to San Diego International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
2,529
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Alaska Airlines82%967 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines72%1,428 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines71%134 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

AUS–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 60% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AUS–SAN flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 69%.

Alaska Airlines runs this route best.

Alaska Airlines arrived on time 82% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 71%.

Recent months have been rougher.

AUS–SAN flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon73%(408 flights)
  • Tue82%(332 flights)
  • Wed82%(332 flights)
  • Thu71%(380 flights)
  • Fri76%(413 flights)
  • Sat83%(261 flights)
  • Sun69%(367 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(715 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(136 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(662 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(345 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(477 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM60%(158 flights)
On-time trend by month
69%
May

Jun 68% → May 69% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202568%194
July 202570%203
August 202578%180
September 202582%174
October 202574%197
November 202574%197
December 202577%194
January 202684%212
February 202683%213
March 202681%252
April 202672%243
May 202669%234

Based on 2,529 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.