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SAN → EWR

San Diego International Airport Newark Liberty 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
81.9%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
2.2%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
94 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,557
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Air traffic control & airport 40%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 23%
  • Extreme weather 20%
  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 17%
  • 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 85.4% 143
October 2025 83.3% 145
November 2025 80.0% 118
December 2025 77.5% 124
January 2026 84.0% 99
February 2026 92.4% 100
March 2026 73.2% 124
April 2026 94.1% 120
May 2026 94.0% 135
June 2026 80.3% 144
July 2026 70.8% 153
August 2026 72.2% 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

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
United Airlines 1,229 81.3% 2.1% 97 min
Alaska Airlines 328 84.0% 2.7% 84 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • UA1827

    16% late · 364 flights

  • UA427

    18% late · 363 flights

  • UA327

    21% late · 352 flights

  • AS297

    18% late · 211 flights

  • AS302

    12% late · 50 flights

  • UA2381

    23% late · 46 flights

  • AS311

    6% late · 34 flights

  • AS288

    23% late · 33 flights

  • UA2491

    38% late · 26 flights

  • UA2212

    5% late · 20 flights

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