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SAN → LAX

San Diego International Airport Los Angeles 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
87.4%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.9%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
77 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
2,452
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 51%
  • Air traffic control & airport 19%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 19%
  • 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 89.4% 209
October 2025 88.0% 208
November 2025 84.7% 193
December 2025 79.1% 188
January 2026 87.0% 196
February 2026 89.7% 185
March 2026 89.1% 202
April 2026 95.7% 207
May 2026 89.7% 224
June 2026 90.4% 209
July 2026 87.9% 215
August 2026 77.3% 216

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
SkyWest Airlines 2,163 87.2% 1.1% 76 min
United Airlines 289 88.9% 0.0% 86 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • OO3743

    6% late · 363 flights

  • OO4087

    15% late · 320 flights

  • OO4018

    16% late · 246 flights

  • OO5636

    12% late · 226 flights

  • OO5384

    10% late · 217 flights

  • OO4723

    9% late · 153 flights

  • OO5249

    14% late · 127 flights

  • OO3716

    12% late · 117 flights

  • OO4001

    27% late · 95 flights

  • OO4002

    33% late · 86 flights

  • UA1006

    5% late · 82 flights

  • UA2057

    4% late · 76 flights

  • OO4150

    11% late · 35 flights

  • OO3602

    16% late · 31 flights

  • OO3501

    0% late · 24 flights

  • OO3714

    4% late · 24 flights

  • OO4007

    21% late · 24 flights

  • OO5647

    12% late · 24 flights

  • OO5341

    14% late · 21 flights

  • UA2175

    19% late · 21 flights

  • UA2234

    48% late · 21 flights

  • UA2667

    5% late · 21 flights

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