Route
EWR → SAN
Newark Liberty International Airport San Diego International Airport
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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
How punctual is this route?
- On-time arrivals
- 79.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 68 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1,557
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 36%
- Late-arriving aircraft 30%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 27%
- Extreme weather 7%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 86.3% | 143 |
| October 2025 | 76.6% | 145 |
| November 2025 | 72.6% | 118 |
| December 2025 | 77.7% | 124 |
| January 2026 | 77.7% | 99 |
| February 2026 | 81.5% | 100 |
| March 2026 | 91.9% | 124 |
| April 2026 | 86.6% | 120 |
| May 2026 | 90.2% | 135 |
| June 2026 | 71.1% | 144 |
| July 2026 | 72.0% | 153 |
| August 2026 | 71.6% | 152 |
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
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. delay when late |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 1,229 | 80.1% | 2.0% | 67 min |
| Alaska Airlines | 328 | 77.0% | 3.7% | 70 min |
Delay odds by flight
How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.
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UA1626
24% late · 365 flights
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UA1826
13% late · 365 flights
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AS573
28% late · 158 flights
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AS297
12% late · 117 flights
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UA1513
53% late · 46 flights
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UA210
38% late · 46 flights
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AS291
29% late · 42 flights
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UA1692
36% late · 36 flights
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UA530
14% late · 36 flights
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UA2147
17% late · 35 flights
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UA533
9% late · 32 flights
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UA2090
39% late · 31 flights
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UA1337
0% late · 29 flights
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UA2624
19% late · 26 flights
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UA770
21% late · 24 flights
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UA1129
10% late · 21 flights
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UA1606
26% late · 21 flights
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UA2342
5% late · 21 flights
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UA299
14% late · 21 flights
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UA2033
15% late · 20 flights
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