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  • Advisory Airport Closure SNA

    Airport Closure at John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA): Reopens Nov 08 at 14:15 UTC.

    Airport status

  • Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory CLD, SAN, SNA

    COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO NOON PST TUESDAY

    Weather

Chicago (ORD) to Santa Ana (SNA)

Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 29% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 61 minutes. It was cancelled 2.8% of the time.

On-time arrivals
70.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.8%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
61 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
284
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 40%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 40%
  • Air traffic control & airport 16%
  • Extreme weather 5%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

Phoenix (PHX) to Reno (RNO)

Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1
Scheduled flights in the period

Reno (RNO) to Phoenix (PHX)

Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.

On-time arrivals
100.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
—
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1
Scheduled flights in the period
On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 73.3% 30
October 2025 80.6% 31
November 2025 88.5% 29
December 2025 71.4% 28
January 2026 74.1% 30
February 2026 77.8% 28
March 2026 63.3% 31
April 2026 58.6% 30
May 2026 70.0% 20
July 2026 100.0% 2
August 2026 51.9% 27

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

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