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Airport month · January 2026
San Diego International in January 2026
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 January 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 7,406 domestic departures from San Diego International (SAN). 78.0% left less than 15 minutes late and 80.6% reached their destination on time; 2.7% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.6% of flights departed on time and 75.3% arrived on time, so SAN departures were 2.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in January 2025, the airport had 7,189 departures with 81.8% leaving on time: a change of −3.8 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at SAN that month were on time 75.5% of the time (7,407 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 50%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 15%.
- On time 80.6%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 16.4%
- Cancelled 2.7%
- Diverted 0.3%
January 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | SAN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 78.0% | 81.8% | 73.5% | 75.6% |
| Arrived on time | 80.6% | 81.8% | 76.1% | 75.3% |
| Cancelled | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 4.7% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 16.2 min | 13.2 min | 16.6 min | 16.7 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 247 | 240 | 275 | 18,133 |
| Scheduled departures | 7,406 | 7,189 | 100,196 | 544,003 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 2,747 | 37% | 80.6% | 2.0 min | 2.1% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 1,098 | 15% | 81.9% | -0.3 min | 3.9% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 1,065 | 14% | 80.5% | 1.2 min | 1.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 808 | 11% | 84.0% | 4.3 min | 1.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 728 | 10% | 84.6% | 0.7 min | 2.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 693 | 9% | 72.7% | 13.2 min | 7.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 149 | 2% | 73.8% | 18.1 min | 3.4% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 118 | 2% | 75.4% | 18.8 min | 5.9% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN–SFO | San Diego to San Francisco | 505 | 81.6% | 5.4 min | 1.6% |
| SAN–DEN | San Diego to Denver | 500 | 85.6% | -1.2 min | 1.2% |
| SAN–PHX | San Diego to Phoenix | 451 | 75.8% | 10.5 min | 2.7% |
| SAN–LAS | San Diego to Las Vegas | 407 | 81.8% | 1.9 min | 1.5% |
| SAN–SMF | San Diego to Sacramento | 375 | 81.1% | 2.5 min | 1.3% |
| SAN–SEA | San Diego to Seattle | 334 | 85.9% | -3.2 min | 0.9% |
| SAN–SJC | San Diego to San Jose | 317 | 84.5% | -1.7 min | 2.5% |
| SAN–DFW | San Diego to Dallas/Fort Worth | 274 | 69.7% | 18.2 min | 9.5% |
| SAN–SLC | San Diego to Salt Lake City | 252 | 83.3% | 4.7 min | 0.8% |
| SAN–ORD | San Diego to Chicago | 247 | 75.7% | 7.8 min | 1.2% |
| SAN–AUS | San Diego to Austin | 224 | 83.0% | -1.7 min | 4.9% |
| SAN–OAK | San Diego to Oakland | 222 | 82.4% | -1.1 min | 1.4% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SAN on time in January 2026?
78.0% of 7,406 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 80.6% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.6% and 75.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In January 2025, 81.8% of 7,189 departures left on time and 1.6% were cancelled, against 78.0% and 2.7% in January 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for January 2026; 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.