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Airport month · July 2026
John Wayne Airport-Orange County 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 3,992 domestic departures from John Wayne Airport-Orange County (SNA). 73.2% left less than 15 minutes late and 74.0% reached their destination on time; 1.1% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so SNA departures were 4.4 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 4,002 departures with 75.1% leaving on time: a change of −1.9 points, with flights down 0%.
Flights arriving at SNA that month were on time 75.7% of the time (3,993 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 37%, air carrier 35% and national aviation system 24%.
- On time 74.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.0%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.9%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | SNA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 73.2% | 75.1% | 78.9% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 74.0% | 74.2% | 80.3% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.2 min | 18.7 min | 15.2 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 133 | 133 | 124 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 3,992 | 4,002 | 45,231 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 1,293 | 32% | 81.4% | 1.3 min | 0.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 600 | 15% | 75.3% | 18.9 min | 0.7% |
| UA United Airlines | 545 | 14% | 67.7% | 20.5 min | 1.8% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 513 | 13% | 60.8% | 15.0 min | 1.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 392 | 10% | 83.7% | -0.1 min | 0.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 378 | 9% | 74.3% | 10.1 min | 1.6% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 166 | 4% | 54.8% | 45.3 min | 2.4% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 105 | 3% | 64.8% | 17.6 min | 1.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNA–PHX | Santa Ana to Phoenix | 410 | 78.5% | 18.2 min | 0.5% |
| SNA–SFO | Santa Ana to San Francisco | 404 | 44.1% | 29.4 min | 2.2% |
| SNA–SEA | Santa Ana to Seattle | 369 | 78.0% | 5.8 min | 0.3% |
| SNA–DEN | Santa Ana to Denver | 336 | 77.7% | 7.6 min | 0.3% |
| SNA–LAS | Santa Ana to Las Vegas | 308 | 79.9% | 2.0 min | 0.0% |
| SNA–DFW | Santa Ana to Dallas/Fort Worth | 281 | 76.9% | 9.9 min | 0.4% |
| SNA–SJC | Santa Ana to San Jose | 232 | 83.2% | -0.7 min | 0.9% |
| SNA–OAK | Santa Ana to Oakland | 218 | 81.7% | -3.2 min | 0.0% |
| SNA–SMF | Santa Ana to Sacramento | 216 | 84.3% | -2.0 min | 4.2% |
| SNA–ORD | Santa Ana to Chicago | 182 | 69.8% | 8.0 min | 1.1% |
| SNA–SLC | Santa Ana to Salt Lake City | 148 | 83.8% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| SNA–PDX | Santa Ana to Portland | 123 | 93.5% | -8.9 min | 0.8% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left SNA on time in July 2026?
73.2% of 3,992 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 74.0% 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, 75.1% of 4,002 departures left on time and 1.4% were cancelled, against 73.2% and 1.1% 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 SNA · methodology · corrections.