Route Reliability
New York → San Diego
JFK–SAN · 2,446 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 1 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 2.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,413
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.JetBlue Airways87%727 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines77%1,033 flights
- 3.Alaska Airlines76%653 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
JFK–SAN flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 76% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
JFK–SAN flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 74%.
JetBlue Airways runs this route best.
JetBlue Airways arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 76%.
Trending in the right direction.
JFK–SAN flights arrived on time 87% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% 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
- Mon81%(336 flights)
- Tue86%(331 flights)
- Wed82%(338 flights)
- Thu77%(346 flights)
- Fri80%(347 flights)
- Sat80%(295 flights)
- Sun74%(347 flights)
- 6–9 AM85%(614 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM83%(387 flights)
- 12–3 PM—(8 flights)
- 3–6 PM76%(1043 flights)
- 6–9 PM76%(288 flights)
Jun 76% → May 87% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 76% | 205 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 201 |
| August 2025 | 83% | 209 |
| September 2025 | 78% | 198 |
| October 2025 | 74% | 209 |
| November 2025 | 81% | 204 |
| December 2025 | 78% | 203 |
| January 2026 | 74% | 166 |
| February 2026 | 82% | 137 |
| March 2026 | 87% | 197 |
| April 2026 | 86% | 206 |
| May 2026 | 87% | 205 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,413 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.