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MSY → SAN

Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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

    Airport status

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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
65.7%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.0%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
55 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
342
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Late-arriving aircraft 58%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 25%
  • Air traffic control & airport 16%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • 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 69.2% 26
October 2025 83.9% 31
November 2025 79.3% 29
December 2025 83.9% 31
January 2026 84.6% 27
February 2026 88.9% 27
March 2026 83.9% 31
April 2026 50.0% 30
May 2026 45.2% 31
June 2026 42.3% 26
July 2026 37.0% 27
August 2026 34.6% 26

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
Southwest Airlines 342 65.7% 0.0% 55 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • WN2539

    21% late · 64 flights

  • WN3512

    55% late · 58 flights

  • WN1289

    9% late · 53 flights

  • WN3018

    60% late · 43 flights

  • WN1280

    15% late · 26 flights

  • WN878

    24% late · 25 flights

  • WN1971

    62% late · 24 flights

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