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SAN → PHL

San Diego International Airport Philadelphia 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
87.0%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
1.5%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
118 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
1,047
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 53%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 26%
  • Extreme weather 11%
  • Air traffic control & airport 9%
  • Security 1%

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 86.7% 90
October 2025 91.1% 90
November 2025 88.9% 87
December 2025 94.2% 91
January 2026 85.2% 67
February 2026 78.3% 73
March 2026 83.7% 93
April 2026 93.3% 90
May 2026 90.0% 90
June 2026 89.9% 90
July 2026 77.8% 93
August 2026 83.3% 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 87.0% 1.5% 118 min

Delay odds by flight

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

  • AA433

    19% late · 165 flights

  • AA1633

    20% late · 155 flights

  • AA2955

    11% late · 154 flights

  • AA2595

    6% late · 119 flights

  • AA3245

    5% late · 79 flights

  • AA1333

    12% late · 74 flights

  • AA2093

    4% late · 54 flights

  • AA1147

    8% late · 53 flights

  • AA2284

    20% late · 44 flights

  • AA3253

    17% late · 30 flights

  • AA2051

    7% late · 27 flights

  • AA857

    19% late · 27 flights

  • AA1548

    22% late · 24 flights

  • AA1981

    9% late · 23 flights

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