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DCA → SAN

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport San Diego International Airport

  • 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

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  • Advisory Coastal Flood Advisory CLD, SAN, SNA

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

    Weather

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
72.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.4%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
57 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
364
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 45%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 40%
  • Extreme weather 15%
  • Security 0%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 0%

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

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 58.6% 30
October 2025 58.1% 31
November 2025 73.1% 29
December 2025 67.7% 31
January 2026 67.9% 31
February 2026 46.4% 28
March 2026 77.4% 31
April 2026 79.3% 30
May 2026 77.4% 31
June 2026 86.7% 30
July 2026 93.5% 31
August 2026 80.6% 31

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

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Alaska Airlines 364 72.5% 1.4% 57 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

  • AS15

    28% late · 364 flights

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