Route Reliability
San Jose → Atlanta
SJC–ATL · 2,116 miles · San José Mineta International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 93%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 9 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.3%
- Cancelled
- 900
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 93% of the time across 900 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Departure time hasn't mattered much.
On-time rates stay between 93% and 93% across the day.
Wednesday comes out ahead.
A small edge: 96% on time on Wednesdays against 90% on Saturdays.
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
- Mon95%(131 flights)
- Tue92%(130 flights)
- Wed96%(129 flights)
- Thu94%(131 flights)
- Fri92%(129 flights)
- Sat90%(102 flights)
- Sun91%(133 flights)
- 6–9 AM93%(238 flights)
- 12–3 PM93%(359 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM93%(288 flights)
91%
May
Jun 89% → May 91% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 89% | 83 |
| July 2025 | 90% | 88 |
| August 2025 | 91% | 80 |
| September 2025 | 99% | 77 |
| October 2025 | 97% | 85 |
| November 2025 | 96% | 70 |
| December 2025 | 92% | 85 |
| January 2026 | 90% | 61 |
| February 2026 | 98% | 56 |
| March 2026 | 85% | 61 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 59 |
| May 2026 | 91% | 80 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 900 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.