Route Reliability
San Francisco → Santa Ana
SFO–SNA · 372 miles · San Francisco International Airport to John Wayne Airport
- 82%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 4 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.2%
- Cancelled
- 4,749
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.United Airlines85%2,172 flights
- 2.Alaska Airlines80%2,435 flights
- 3.Frontier Airlines69%142 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
SFO–SNA flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 78% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
SFO–SNA flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 79%.
United Airlines has a clear lead on this route.
United Airlines arrived on time 85% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 69%.
Recent months have been rougher.
SFO–SNA flights arrived on time 77% 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
- Mon79%(710 flights)
- Tue86%(633 flights)
- Wed83%(642 flights)
- Thu81%(692 flights)
- Fri79%(702 flights)
- Sat88%(623 flights)
- Sun79%(684 flights)
- 6–9 AM91%(735 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(1158 flights)
- 12–3 PM78%(1015 flights)
- 3–6 PM78%(1025 flights)
- 6–9 PM86%(753 flights)
Jun 82% → May 67% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 82% | 392 |
| July 2025 | 78% | 396 |
| August 2025 | 87% | 422 |
| September 2025 | 89% | 436 |
| October 2025 | 83% | 445 |
| November 2025 | 82% | 430 |
| December 2025 | 79% | 383 |
| January 2026 | 89% | 370 |
| February 2026 | 85% | 317 |
| March 2026 | 90% | 343 |
| April 2026 | 74% | 362 |
| May 2026 | 67% | 390 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 4,749 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.