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Route Reliability

San Diego → Boston

SANBOS · 2,588 miles · San Diego International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport

78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
1,787
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines80%364 flights
  2. 2.JetBlue Airways80%915 flights
  3. 3.Alaska Airlines75%508 flights

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

SAN–BOS flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SAN–BOS flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 73%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Alaska Airlines managed 75%.

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
  • Mon82%(261 flights)
  • Tue80%(251 flights)
  • Wed79%(247 flights)
  • Thu76%(258 flights)
  • Fri75%(265 flights)
  • Sat86%(203 flights)
  • Sun73%(264 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM72%(235 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM73%(366 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(190 flights)
  • 3–6 PM84%(94 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(252 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM84%(612 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 78% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%171
July 202571%177
August 202586%174
September 202574%132
October 202576%161
November 202579%135
December 202577%129
January 202682%113
February 202675%104
March 202673%147
April 202679%143
May 202690%163

Based on 1,787 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.