Flight WN161
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Watch Ground Delay Program SAN
Ground Delay Program at San Diego International Airport (SAN): Average 37 minutes, up to 1 hour and 11 minutes
Reason: airport volume
Airport status
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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
Baltimore (BWI) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 29% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 56 minutes. It was cancelled 8.2% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 71.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 8.2%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 56 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 61
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 56%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 32%
- Air traffic control & airport 8%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
St Louis (STL) to Panama City Beach (ECP)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 36% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 48 minutes. It was cancelled 1.8% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 63.6%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 1.8%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 48 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 57
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 56%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 29%
- Air traffic control & airport 11%
- Extreme weather 4%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Denver (DEN) to San Antonio (SAT)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 16% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 64 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 84.1%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 64 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 44
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 72%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 22%
- Air traffic control & airport 5%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
New York (LGA) to Houston (HOU)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 3% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 77 minutes. It was cancelled 3.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 96.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 77 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 33
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 100%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Oakland (OAK) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 26% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 75 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 74.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 75 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 31
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 97%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 2%
- Air traffic control & airport 1%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
San Diego (SAN) to Albuquerque (ABQ)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 17% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 94 minutes. It was cancelled 3.3% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 82.8%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 3.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 94 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 30
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 66%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
- Air traffic control & airport 9%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
San Antonio (SAT) to Houston (HOU)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 28% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 44 minutes. It was cancelled 0.0% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 72.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 44 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 25
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 54%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
- Air traffic control & airport 21%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Phoenix (PHX) to San Antonio (SAT)
Only 19 flights 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
- 19
- Scheduled flights in the period
Santa Ana (SNA) to Las Vegas (LAS)
Only 19 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 94.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 42 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 19
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 100%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Baltimore (BWI)
Only 18 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 76.5%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 5.6%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 67 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 18
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 89%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 11%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Denver (DEN)
Only 17 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 88.2%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 133 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 17
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 64%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 24%
- Air traffic control & airport 12%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Burbank (BUR) to Phoenix (PHX)
Only 14 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 92.9%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 240 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 14
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 100%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Air traffic control & airport 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Denver (DEN) to Des Moines (DSM)
Only 12 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 33.3%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 52 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 12
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 71%
- Air traffic control & airport 16%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 13%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Las Vegas (LAS) to Austin (AUS)
Only 9 flights 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
- 9
- Scheduled flights in the period
Phoenix (PHX) to Pittsburgh (PIT)
Only 4 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 50.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 39 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 4
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 94%
- Air traffic control & airport 6%
- Late-arriving aircraft 0%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Albany (ALB) to Baltimore (BWI)
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
Tampa (TPA) to Houston (HOU)
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
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 73.3% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 96.3% | 27 |
| November 2025 | 87.3% | 56 |
| December 2025 | 76.6% | 48 |
| January 2026 | 96.4% | 28 |
| February 2026 | 82.9% | 35 |
| March 2026 | 93.3% | 31 |
| April 2026 | 82.8% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 55.2% | 30 |
| June 2026 | 65.5% | 30 |
| July 2026 | 77.8% | 31 |
| August 2026 | 36.8% | 19 |
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