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Airport month · August 2024
San Diego International in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 8,577 domestic departures from San Diego International (SAN). 80.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.3% reached their destination on time; 0.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so SAN departures were 4.6 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 8,058 departures with 76.3% leaving on time: a change of +3.7 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at SAN that month were on time 76.5% of the time (8,576 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, national aviation system 27% and air carrier 25%.
- On time 76.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.5%
- Cancelled 0.8%
- Diverted 0.4%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | SAN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.0% | 76.3% | 73.5% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 76.3% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 0.8% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.5 min | 15.9 min | 16.6 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 286 | 269 | 275 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,577 | 8,058 | 100,196 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 3,016 | 35% | 76.6% | 6.9 min | 0.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 1,090 | 13% | 80.5% | 4.3 min | 0.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 982 | 11% | 73.8% | 6.3 min | 1.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 908 | 11% | 80.3% | 2.9 min | 1.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 847 | 10% | 80.6% | 4.6 min | 0.6% |
| AA American Airlines | 797 | 9% | 75.9% | 13.9 min | 0.9% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 361 | 4% | 68.1% | 14.0 min | 2.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 339 | 4% | 67.6% | 11.0 min | 2.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 154 | 2% | 62.3% | 38.1 min | 0.0% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 62 | 1% | 53.2% | 31.3 min | 1.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 21 | 0% | 61.9% | 10.6 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN–LAS | San Diego to Las Vegas | 584 | 72.4% | 8.0 min | 1.2% |
| SAN–SFO | San Diego to San Francisco | 568 | 76.6% | 6.7 min | 0.2% |
| SAN–SJC | San Diego to San Jose | 546 | 79.1% | 4.5 min | 0.7% |
| SAN–SMF | San Diego to Sacramento | 501 | 78.4% | 6.8 min | 0.4% |
| SAN–DEN | San Diego to Denver | 481 | 75.1% | 4.6 min | 0.8% |
| SAN–PHX | San Diego to Phoenix | 476 | 80.7% | 5.3 min | 1.1% |
| SAN–SEA | San Diego to Seattle | 437 | 78.5% | 4.7 min | 0.7% |
| SAN–OAK | San Diego to Oakland | 306 | 73.5% | 5.8 min | 0.7% |
| SAN–DFW | San Diego to Dallas/Fort Worth | 289 | 68.9% | 21.6 min | 1.0% |
| SAN–ORD | San Diego to Chicago | 289 | 79.9% | 9.7 min | 1.7% |
| SAN–SLC | San Diego to Salt Lake City | 241 | 82.2% | 6.0 min | 1.2% |
| SAN–ATL | San Diego to Atlanta | 231 | 78.8% | 5.3 min | 1.3% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SAN on time in August 2024?
80.0% of 8,577 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 76.3% of 8,058 departures left on time and 2.9% were cancelled, against 80.0% and 0.8% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SAN · methodology · corrections.