SAN

San Diego, CA

San Diego, California

Data coverage: 2020 — 2024

Total Flights

779,962

On-Time Rate

81.9%

Avg Delay

64.9 min

Delayed

141,472

Cancelled

8,312

Delay Causes

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft

Late Aircraft 46.2%

Carrier 29.5%

NAS (National Aviation System) 20.5%

Weather 3.6%

Security 0.2%

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period	Flights	Dep Delayed	Arr Delayed	Cancelled	Diverted
Dec 2024	16,152	2,131	2,119	206	10
Nov 2024	15,821	1,452	1,652	30	17
Oct 2024	16,756	1,878	2,141	110	11
Sep 2024	15,880	1,401	1,698	23	14
Aug 2024	17,153	1,644	1,934	68	36
Jul 2024	17,442	2,420	2,710	165	33
Jun 2024	16,585	2,202	2,376	61	19
May 2024	15,871	1,811	2,069	67	35
Apr 2024	15,169	1,530	1,578	35	14
Mar 2024	15,152	1,601	1,695	48	25
Feb 2024	13,160	1,221	1,307	45	29
Jan 2024	14,149	1,185	1,333	353	16
Dec 2023	15,696	1,078	1,022	20	20
Nov 2023	15,350	1,068	1,173	28	7
Oct 2023	16,049	1,497	1,553	25	22
Sep 2023	15,224	1,254	1,515	48	17
Aug 2023	16,115	1,680	1,881	230	24
Jul 2023	16,257	1,986	2,270	75	26
Jun 2023	15,684	1,945	2,252	80	25
May 2023	15,523	1,308	1,508	50	14
Apr 2023	14,638	1,456	1,675	80	20
Mar 2023	14,761	1,723	2,117	67	29
Feb 2023	12,655	1,223	1,480	70	10
Jan 2023	13,967	1,463	1,698	134	112

Top Routes

Busiest routes to and from SAN.

Route	Flights	On-Time	Distance
SAN (San Diego) → SFO (San Francisco)	27,901	78.7%	447 mi
SFO (San Francisco) → SAN (San Diego)	27,794	82.2%	447 mi
LAS (Las Vegas) → SAN (San Diego)	26,486	73.7%	258 mi
SJC (San Jose) → SAN (San Diego)	26,451	83.5%	417 mi
SAN (San Diego) → LAS (Las Vegas)	26,298	78.2%	258 mi
SAN (San Diego) → SJC (San Jose)	26,207	82.6%	417 mi
SAN (San Diego) → SMF (Sacramento)	25,205	82.4%	480 mi
SMF (Sacramento) → SAN (San Diego)	25,099	82.8%	480 mi
SAN (San Diego) → DEN (Denver)	23,440	83.4%	853 mi
DEN (Denver) → SAN (San Diego)	23,399	79%	853 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → SAN (San Diego)	23,315	80.9%	304 mi
SAN (San Diego) → PHX (Phoenix)	23,267	82.9%	304 mi
SAN (San Diego) → SEA (Seattle)	20,770	86.5%	1,050 mi
SEA (Seattle) → SAN (San Diego)	20,769	84.3%	1,050 mi
SAN (San Diego) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth)	15,596	82.2%	1,171 mi
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → SAN (San Diego)	15,595	73.8%	1,171 mi
SAN (San Diego) → OAK (Oakland)	15,369	80.7%	446 mi
OAK (Oakland) → SAN (San Diego)	15,126	81.5%	446 mi
ORD (Chicago) → SAN (San Diego)	12,389	81.1%	1,723 mi
SAN (San Diego) → ORD (Chicago)	12,383	88.6%	1,723 mi

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.