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Airport month · November 2024
John Wayne Airport-Orange County in November 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 November 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 3,580 domestic departures from John Wayne Airport-Orange County (SNA). 85.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 86.0% reached their destination on time; 0.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 85.2% of flights departed on time and 84.8% arrived on time, so SNA departures were level with the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2023, the airport had 3,675 departures with 84.2% leaving on time: a change of +1.2 points, with flights down 3%.
Flights arriving at SNA that month were on time 85.5% of the time (3,578 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 40%, late-arriving aircraft 30% and national aviation system 25%.
- On time 86.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.2%
- Cancelled 0.6%
- Diverted 0.2%
November 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | SNA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 85.4% | 84.2% | 78.9% | 85.2% |
| Arrived on time | 86.0% | 85.7% | 80.3% | 84.8% |
| Cancelled | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 11.7 min | 10.9 min | 15.2 min | 10.2 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 119 | 123 | 124 | 19,180 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,580 | 3,675 | 45,231 | 575,404 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,233 | 34% | 89.9% | -5.0 min | 0.2% |
| AA American Airlines | 486 | 14% | 86.4% | -1.3 min | 1.2% |
| UA United Airlines | 464 | 13% | 85.1% | 2.1 min | 0.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 398 | 11% | 89.7% | -7.4 min | 0.0% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 381 | 11% | 85.8% | -1.1 min | 0.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 338 | 9% | 71.3% | 11.8 min | 2.4% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 108 | 3% | 91.7% | -4.8 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 89 | 2% | 73.0% | 9.4 min | 1.1% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 83 | 2% | 78.3% | 62.4 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNA–SFO | Santa Ana to San Francisco | 415 | 71.1% | 13.2 min | 1.7% |
| SNA–PHX | Santa Ana to Phoenix | 364 | 90.1% | 0.9 min | 0.3% |
| SNA–SEA | Santa Ana to Seattle | 327 | 87.8% | -6.6 min | 0.6% |
| SNA–LAS | Santa Ana to Las Vegas | 308 | 88.6% | -3.0 min | 0.3% |
| SNA–DEN | Santa Ana to Denver | 271 | 88.9% | -6.5 min | 0.7% |
| SNA–SJC | Santa Ana to San Jose | 242 | 88.0% | -5.7 min | 0.0% |
| SNA–OAK | Santa Ana to Oakland | 232 | 95.3% | -8.8 min | 0.0% |
| SNA–DFW | Santa Ana to Dallas/Fort Worth | 209 | 80.9% | -2.5 min | 1.9% |
| SNA–SMF | Santa Ana to Sacramento | 187 | 88.2% | -2.0 min | 0.5% |
| SNA–ORD | Santa Ana to Chicago | 160 | 86.9% | -7.5 min | 0.0% |
| SNA–PDX | Santa Ana to Portland | 139 | 86.3% | -0.2 min | 0.7% |
| SNA–SLC | Santa Ana to Salt Lake City | 139 | 88.5% | -6.9 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SNA on time in November 2024?
85.4% of 3,580 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 86.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 85.2% and 84.8%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2023, 84.2% of 3,675 departures left on time and 0.2% were cancelled, against 85.4% and 0.6% in November 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for SNA · methodology · corrections.