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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → San Antonio

LAXSAT · 1,211 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to San Antonio International Airport

89
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
1,921
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Spirit Airlines87%199 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines86%697 flights
  3. 3.Delta Air Lines84%688 flights
  4. 4.Southwest Airlines73%337 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LAX–SAT flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LAX–SAT flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Spirit Airlines runs this route best.

Spirit Airlines arrived on time 87% of the time on this route; Southwest Airlines managed 73%.

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
  • Mon84%(285 flights)
  • Tue83%(260 flights)
  • Wed87%(263 flights)
  • Thu86%(279 flights)
  • Fri86%(276 flights)
  • Sat83%(257 flights)
  • Sun75%(289 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM87%(152 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(835 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(192 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(208 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(522 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 85% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%184
July 202584%185
August 202581%181
September 202590%155
October 202592%167
November 202576%173
December 202584%179
January 202681%129
February 202679%121
March 202684%144
April 202688%146
May 202675%145

Based on 1,921 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.