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PHL → SAN

Philadelphia 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

    Weather

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
78.5%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.5%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
75 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,047
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 32%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 28%
  • Air traffic control & airport 28%
  • Extreme weather 12%
  • 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 83.9% 90
October 2025 78.4% 90
November 2025 75.6% 87
December 2025 78.7% 91
January 2026 78.3% 67
February 2026 76.8% 73
March 2026 89.1% 93
April 2026 78.9% 90
May 2026 81.1% 90
June 2026 78.9% 90
July 2026 71.9% 93
August 2026 69.6% 93

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 1,047 78.5% 1.5% 75 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • AA1621

    9% late · 208 flights

  • AA2722

    14% late · 156 flights

  • AA1489

    22% late · 111 flights

  • AA1524

    25% late · 108 flights

  • AA1236

    24% late · 88 flights

  • AA1333

    31% late · 74 flights

  • AA3245

    37% late · 62 flights

  • AA1948

    31% late · 54 flights

  • AA2051

    24% late · 45 flights

  • AA1497

    27% late · 44 flights

  • AA1743

    39% late · 44 flights

  • AA386

    10% late · 30 flights

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