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Airport month · July 2026
San Antonio International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 3,471 domestic departures from San Antonio International (SAT). 74.8% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.3% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so SAT departures were 6.0 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 3,699 departures with 76.3% leaving on time: a change of −1.5 points, with flights down 6%.
Flights arriving at SAT that month were on time 67.9% of the time (3,471 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 27% and national aviation system 18%.
- On time 76.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.4%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.3%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | SAT, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 74.8% | 76.3% | 80.3% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 76.3% | 74.8% | 80.6% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.7 min | 18.6 min | 14.7 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 116 | 123 | 110 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,471 | 3,699 | 40,226 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,314 | 38% | 73.7% | 8.7 min | 0.5% |
| AA American Airlines | 626 | 18% | 75.6% | 18.8 min | 1.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 612 | 18% | 77.8% | 8.0 min | 1.8% |
| UA United Airlines | 485 | 14% | 79.6% | 11.4 min | 1.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 178 | 5% | 77.5% | 5.5 min | 1.1% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 120 | 3% | 87.5% | -6.8 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 75 | 2% | 72.0% | 10.4 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 61 | 2% | 77.0% | 1.2 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT–DFW | San Antonio to Dallas/Fort Worth | 389 | 75.1% | 17.4 min | 1.0% |
| SAT–DEN | San Antonio to Denver | 291 | 82.1% | 4.5 min | 0.3% |
| SAT–ATL | San Antonio to Atlanta | 250 | 69.2% | 14.2 min | 2.0% |
| SAT–DAL | San Antonio to Dallas | 227 | 78.4% | 5.9 min | 0.9% |
| SAT–PHX | San Antonio to Phoenix | 190 | 72.1% | 16.8 min | 0.0% |
| SAT–IAH | San Antonio to Houston | 180 | 81.7% | 8.5 min | 0.0% |
| SAT–ORD | San Antonio to Chicago | 178 | 71.9% | 10.5 min | 3.4% |
| SAT–LAS | San Antonio to Las Vegas | 161 | 70.2% | 12.2 min | 0.0% |
| SAT–LAX | San Antonio to Los Angeles | 151 | 86.1% | -1.6 min | 0.0% |
| SAT–CLT | San Antonio to Charlotte | 121 | 85.1% | 17.8 min | 0.0% |
| SAT–HOU | San Antonio to Houston | 100 | 68.0% | 11.2 min | 0.0% |
| SAT–BNA | San Antonio to Nashville | 89 | 59.6% | 16.8 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SAT on time in July 2026?
74.8% of 3,471 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 76.3% of 3,699 departures left on time and 1.5% were cancelled, against 74.8% and 1.0% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SAT · methodology · corrections.