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Route Reliability

San Diego → Los Angeles

SAN–LAX · 109 miles · San Diego International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
90%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
2,437
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines91%1,095 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines88%1,342 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

SAN–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 81% between 3–6 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

SAN–LAX flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 84%.

Not much between United Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 88% to 91% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

SAN–LAX flights arrived on time 92% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 86% 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
  • Mon88%(352 flights)
  • Tue94%(355 flights)
  • Wed91%(351 flights)
  • Thu92%(353 flights)
  • Fri84%(351 flights)
  • Sat92%(298 flights)
  • Sun87%(354 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(726 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(701 flights)
  • 12–3 PM89%(64 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(307 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(616 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 88% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%205
July 202594%209
August 202593%211
September 202590%207
October 202589%208
November 202585%176
December 202581%187
January 202687%193
February 202690%185
March 202690%202
April 202696%207
May 202691%224

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Based on 2,437 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.