Route Reliability
Tucson → Santa Ana
TUS–SNA · 416 miles · Tucson International Airport to John Wayne Airport
85
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 87%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.4%
- Cancelled
- 124
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 87% of the time across 124 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
TUS–SNA flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
TUS–SNA flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Sundays and just 71% on Fridays. That gap is worth planning around.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon83%(18 flights)
- Tue83%(18 flights)
- Wed94%(16 flights)
- Thu88%(17 flights)
- Fri71%(17 flights)
- Sat94%(17 flights)
- Sun94%(18 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM90%(10 flights)
- 12–3 PM92%(59 flights)
- 3–6 PM83%(36 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(16 flights)
100%
Apr
Dec 64% → Apr 100% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 64% | 11 |
| January 2026 | 83% | 30 |
| February 2026 | 93% | 28 |
| March 2026 | 84% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 100% | 21 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 124 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.