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SAN → LAX
San Diego International Airport Los Angeles 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
- 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).
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg. 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.
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OO3743
6% late · 363 flights
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OO4087
15% late · 320 flights
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OO4018
16% late · 246 flights
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OO5636
12% late · 226 flights
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OO5384
10% late · 217 flights
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OO4723
9% late · 153 flights
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OO5249
14% late · 127 flights
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OO3716
12% late · 117 flights
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OO4001
27% late · 95 flights
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OO4002
33% late · 86 flights
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UA1006
5% late · 82 flights
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UA2057
4% late · 76 flights
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OO4150
11% late · 35 flights
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OO3602
16% late · 31 flights
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OO3501
0% late · 24 flights
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OO3714
4% late · 24 flights
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OO4007
21% late · 24 flights
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OO5647
12% late · 24 flights
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OO5341
14% late · 21 flights
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UA2175
19% late · 21 flights
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UA2234
48% late · 21 flights
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UA2667
5% late · 21 flights
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