San Diego, CA · Airport profile
SAN
San Diego International Airport
SAN right now
Current operating conditions, from live sources only.
Aviation weather is not currently a factor. FAA operational data — ground stops, ground delay programs and closures — is not currently available to FlyerIntel.
FAA operational data is not currently available to FlyerIntel. Why
Minimal operational impact. Conditions are not a notable factor for operations right now.
Forecast issued 23:30Z.
UpdatedSecurity wait data is not currently available for SAN. Why
Parking data is not currently available for SAN. Why
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Airport reliability
Departures from SAN, July 2023 – June 2026.
Better than 54% of major US airports covered by FlyerIntel (58 compared)
Calculated from 288,323 flights. How this is calculated
Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Data covering July 2023 – June 2026
Best time to fly from SAN
On-time arrival rate by scheduled local departure time.
Flights departing 5–9 AM arrived on time 87.0% of the time, against 70.2% for 6–9 PM departures — a gap of 16.8 percentage points.
By departure window
By departure hour
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Buckets with fewer than 120 flights are not scored.
What to expect at SAN
How busy the airport is through the day, from scheduled departure volume.
Scheduled departures by hour
The busiest hour is 6 AM, with about 23 departures a day, against roughly 12 at 9 PM. Counterintuitively, that peak is also more punctual than a typical hour here — early banks fly aircraft that have been on the ground overnight rather than ones inheriting the day’s delays.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Taxi-out is the time between leaving the gate and lifting off, averaged across departures and weighted by hour.
Weekly and seasonal patterns
By day of week
Tuesday is historically the most reliable day and Friday the least, a gap of 10.3 percentage points.
By month
June is historically the weakest month and January the strongest, a spread of 10.5 percentage points.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Airlines at SAN
Departure performance by operating carrier. Regional flights are reported by the carrier that operated them, not by the mainline brand.
| Carrier | Departures | On time | Cancelled | Median delay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines WN | 107,197 | 75.8% | 0.93% | -3 min |
| SkyWest Airlines OO | 39,966 | 77.6% | 1.16% | -4 min |
| Alaska Airlines AS | 32,629 | 78.1% | 1.58% | -5 min |
| United Airlines UA | 31,260 | 82.5% | 1.16% | -8 min |
| Delta Air Lines DL | 28,520 | 85.8% | 0.74% | -8 min |
| American Airlines AA | 27,725 | 80.8% | 1.39% | -8 min |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | 8,264 | 68.9% | 2.21% | -1 min |
| Spirit Airlines NK | 5,162 | 79.3% | 1.51% | -7 min |
| JetBlue B6 | 5,157 | 74.5% | 1.16% | -7 min |
| Hawaiian Airlines HA | 1,937 | 67.8% | 0.83% | 4 min |
| Allegiant Air G4 | 506 | 60.5% | 0.99% | 9 min |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Carriers with fewer than 500 departures are not listed.
Routes from SAN
Ranked by FlyerIntel Route Reliability Score.
Most reliable
Busiest routes
| Destination | Flights | On time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAN → LAS Las Vegas | 19,731 | 75.4% | 60 |
| SAN → SFO San Francisco | 19,381 | 67.6% | 49 |
| SAN → PHX Phoenix | 17,156 | 78.0% | 65 |
| SAN → DEN Denver | 16,971 | 79.1% | 69 |
| SAN → SJC San Jose | 16,223 | 78.5% | 72 |
| SAN → SMF Sacramento | 15,886 | 77.4% | 71 |
| SAN → SEA Seattle | 13,862 | 81.7% | 73 |
| SAN → DFW Dallas–Fort Worth | 10,616 | 76.5% | 52 |
| SAN → OAK Oakland | 10,343 | 76.8% | 68 |
| SAN → ORD Chicago | 9,463 | 82.1% | 70 |
| SAN → SLC Salt Lake City | 8,020 | 83.9% | 79 |
| SAN → JFK New York | 7,254 | 80.2% | 66 |
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026 · Only routes with at least 750 flights are ranked.
Reliability over time
On-time arrival rate for departures, by month.
Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · July 2023 – June 2026
Data and sources
Historical statistics
Every historical figure on this page is calculated by FlyerIntel from US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance records covering July 2023 – June 2026, comprising 288,323 departures from SAN. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule.
Live conditions
Aviation weather comes from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Operational events come from the FAA where available. FlyerIntel shows the age of every live value and does not display data it cannot currently retrieve.
Latest observation for SAN: METAR KSAN 292351Z 32008KT 10SM FEW005 FEW060 28/22 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T02830217 10306 20272 56014 $ (issued ).