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DFW → SAN

Dallas Fort Worth International 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

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How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
63.3%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.3%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
70 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
3,738
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 46%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 32%
  • Air traffic control & airport 14%
  • Extreme weather 8%
  • Security 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 65.9% 265
October 2025 66.0% 297
November 2025 66.1% 261
December 2025 71.6% 281
January 2026 69.0% 274
February 2026 74.6% 248
March 2026 76.9% 292
April 2026 67.6% 303
May 2026 62.5% 374
June 2026 48.0% 381
July 2026 56.5% 397
August 2026 49.3% 365

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
American Airlines 3,212 63.5% 2.4% 69 min
Alaska Airlines 264 56.9% 0.8% 71 min
Frontier Airlines 262 68.2% 1.9% 81 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • AA2568

    44% late · 221 flights

  • F91425

    31% late · 212 flights

  • AA1243

    48% late · 182 flights

  • AA1634

    36% late · 174 flights

  • AA2747

    28% late · 163 flights

  • AA3150

    51% late · 151 flights

  • AA1272

    12% late · 150 flights

  • AA2050

    27% late · 145 flights

  • AA1948

    27% late · 137 flights

  • AA1890

    31% late · 106 flights

  • AA2362

    12% late · 101 flights

  • AS551

    38% late · 83 flights

  • AS780

    53% late · 83 flights

  • AA2476

    21% late · 78 flights

  • AA2459

    51% late · 76 flights

  • AA2462

    25% late · 76 flights

  • AA3102

    39% late · 76 flights

  • AA1011

    65% late · 75 flights

  • AA2485

    60% late · 75 flights

  • AA1798

    56% late · 73 flights

  • AA2034

    23% late · 66 flights

  • AA2458

    61% late · 63 flights

  • AA2361

    44% late · 62 flights

  • F91769

    34% late · 50 flights

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