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Route Reliability

Santa Ana → San Jose

SNASJC · 342 miles · John Wayne Airport to San José Mineta International Airport

92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
0.8%
Cancelled
2,653
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 88% of the time across 2,653 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

SNA–SJC flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 99% of the time, versus 77% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

SNA–SJC flights arrived on time 93% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 83%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(443 flights)
  • Tue93%(345 flights)
  • Wed91%(348 flights)
  • Thu87%(444 flights)
  • Fri85%(437 flights)
  • Sat93%(224 flights)
  • Sun83%(391 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM99%(510 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(514 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(452 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(566 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(566 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM88%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 85% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%213
July 202583%213
August 202590%218
September 202587%215
October 202585%226
November 202587%218
December 202588%226
January 202696%210
February 202687%209
March 202688%235
April 202687%223
May 202690%226

Based on 2,653 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.