Route · HOU → SJC · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to San Jose
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), HOU to SJC (Houston to San Jose) ranks #4239 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.9%
- On-time
- +1.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 54 min
- Delay when late
- 1,378
- Flights
- #4239 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
0.5%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
1,621 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
HOU–SJC seasonal on-time pattern
Best: January (87.0%) · weakest: June (72.5%)
Strongest calendar month
January
87.0% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
June
72.5% on-time · ~30 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
0.5%
4 of 735 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 735 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
HOU on-time profileSJC - San Jose
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Jose, CA.
SJC on-time profileCompare the two airports
See HOU and SJC side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare HOU vs SJCOrigin-hub reliability standing
Mid-pack among HOU departures
From HOU, this corridor sits with 43 other 75–85% on-time routes out of 50 tracked departures, not the hub's reliability leaders (1 at ≥85%) and not the softest ( 6 below 75%). Destination: San Jose · fleet on-time rank #2782 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About HOU to SJC
1,378 tracked flights put the HOU to SJC pairing (Houston to San Jose) at a 80.9% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 53.6 minutes on average. Across the 1,621-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.5% cancelled and 0.0% diverted (735 flights sampled).
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, HOU–SJC peaks in January at 87.0% on-time ; the softest month is June at 72.5%, a 14.5-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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Using HOU–SJC data
HOU–SJC is mid-pack at 80.9% on-time; month and carrier mix move more than the corridor headline.
- Compare HOU and SJC airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. HOU airport
- If your dates flex, January (87.0% on-time) beats June (72.5%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 80.9% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.