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Route Reliability

San Diego → FAT

SANFAT · 314 miles · San Diego International Airport to FAT Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
1,798
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines82%456 flights
  2. 2.Alaska Airlines79%1,342 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAN–FAT flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SAN–FAT flights arrived on time 86% of the time on Saturdays. On Fridays: 75%.

Not much between Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines.

On this route they all land within 79% to 82% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

SAN–FAT flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% 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
  • Mon76%(264 flights)
  • Tue86%(248 flights)
  • Wed86%(243 flights)
  • Thu76%(263 flights)
  • Fri75%(268 flights)
  • Sat86%(214 flights)
  • Sun76%(266 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(431 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(232 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(222 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(319 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(195 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(367 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 77% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%120
July 202574%122
August 202575%118
September 202580%105
October 202578%174
November 202580%172
December 202575%170
January 202688%140
February 202689%140
March 202688%163
April 202679%164
May 202677%178

Based on 1,798 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.