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Airport month · November 2025
San Diego International in November 2025
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 November 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 8,246 domestic departures from San Diego International (SAN). 72.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.7% reached their destination on time; 2.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 77.3% arrived on time, so SAN departures were 5.5 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, the airport had 7,908 departures with 81.3% leaving on time: a change of −8.7 points, with flights up 4%.
Flights arriving at SAN that month were on time 71.2% of the time (8,241 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 44%, national aviation system 27% and air carrier 24%.
- On time 74.7%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.2%
- Cancelled 2.8%
- Diverted 0.3%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | SAN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 72.6% | 81.3% | 73.5% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 74.7% | 79.9% | 76.1% | 77.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 17.1 min | 12.3 min | 16.6 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 275 | 264 | 275 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,246 | 7,908 | 100,196 | 570,550 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 3,153 | 38% | 71.7% | 8.0 min | 3.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 1,403 | 17% | 73.6% | 5.1 min | 5.5% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 964 | 12% | 73.5% | 5.4 min | 1.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 828 | 10% | 79.1% | 6.0 min | 1.1% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 794 | 10% | 85.3% | -3.0 min | 0.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 703 | 9% | 74.8% | 14.3 min | 3.3% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 186 | 2% | 75.3% | 2.6 min | 1.1% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 142 | 2% | 78.2% | 1.0 min | 1.4% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 73 | 1% | 65.8% | 16.5 min | 2.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN–SFO | San Diego to San Francisco | 565 | 66.5% | 15.0 min | 2.5% |
| SAN–DEN | San Diego to Denver | 529 | 81.1% | 0.3 min | 2.6% |
| SAN–PHX | San Diego to Phoenix | 503 | 61.4% | 17.9 min | 6.6% |
| SAN–LAS | San Diego to Las Vegas | 495 | 69.7% | 11.0 min | 4.4% |
| SAN–SJC | San Diego to San Jose | 453 | 76.8% | 3.5 min | 2.0% |
| SAN–SMF | San Diego to Sacramento | 441 | 73.7% | 5.1 min | 3.4% |
| SAN–SEA | San Diego to Seattle | 320 | 77.5% | 0.2 min | 1.6% |
| SAN–ORD | San Diego to Chicago | 318 | 71.1% | 10.0 min | 3.8% |
| SAN–SLC | San Diego to Salt Lake City | 268 | 82.5% | -0.3 min | 1.9% |
| SAN–DFW | San Diego to Dallas/Fort Worth | 261 | 69.7% | 17.7 min | 4.2% |
| SAN–OAK | San Diego to Oakland | 260 | 72.3% | 3.6 min | 5.0% |
| SAN–ATL | San Diego to Atlanta | 218 | 85.3% | -0.2 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SAN on time in November 2025?
72.6% of 8,246 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.7% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 77.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024, 81.3% of 7,908 departures left on time and 0.4% were cancelled, against 72.6% and 2.8% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 2025; 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.