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Route · 12 months to July 2026
Santa Rosa to San Diego: on-time record
Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County to San Diego International
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. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live flight status.
72.5% of scheduled STS to SAN flights arrived on time in the 12 months to July 2026. The figure covers 1,009 flights between Santa Rosa and San Diego by carriers that report to BTS, a distance of 508 miles.
That is 3.5 points below the national on-time share of 76.0% for the same period and 6.3 points below the 78.8% recorded for all departures from STS. Flights that did arrive were 9.9 min late on average, and 3.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (national: 1.8%).
2 reporting carriers flew the route at least 60 times. Southwest Airlines had the highest on-time share at 75.1% of 181 flights; SkyWest Airlines had the lowest at 72.0% of 828.
By scheduled departure hour (local time at STS), flights leaving from 7 am to 8 am had the highest on-time share, 89.2%; those leaving from 5 pm to 6 pm had the lowest, 40.5%.
The on-time share is up 4.6 points on the previous 12 months (67.9%); cancellations moved from 2.2% to 3.0%.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category on this route, late-arriving aircraft 36%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 26%.
- On time 72.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 24.3%
- Cancelled 3.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
Airlines on the route compared
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 828 | 82% | 72.0% | 10.0 min | 3.5% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 181 | 18% | 75.1% | 9.5 min | 0.6% |
Carriers with at least 24 flights in the 12 months to July 2026. The on-time pill is green when a carrier is at or above the route's overall share. Regional carriers operate flights sold under larger airlines' brands; BTS lists the carrier that operated the flight.
Compared with the airports and the nation
| Measure | STS to SAN | All departures from STS | All arrivals at SAN | All reported flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 72.5% | 78.8% | 72.7% | 76.0% |
| Arrived 15+ minutes late | 24.3% | 19.2% | 25.8% | 21.9% |
| Cancelled | 3.0% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Diverted | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 9.9 min | 5.6 min | 8.1 min | 8.1 min |
| Delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,611 | 1,350 | 1,524 | 1,684 |
| Scheduled flights | 1,009 | 5,714 | 100,194 | 7,043,858 |
12 months to July 2026. Delay minutes count late arrivals only (an early arrival is zero), so the per-100-flights row is a normalised total rather than an average of early and late.
The return direction, SAN to STS, recorded 75.0% on time across 1,014 flights in the same period.
Month by month
Year on year: on time 72.5% against 67.9% (+4.6 pts), cancelled 3.0% against 2.2%, flights 1,009 against 741.
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Seasonality
| Calendar month | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg arrival delay | Years in sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 158 | 73.4% | 4.4% | 7.2 min | 3 |
| Feb | 134 | 68.7% | 3.0% | 12.5 min | 3 |
| Mar | 177 | 71.8% | 0.6% | 10.1 min | 3 |
| Apr | 230 | 75.2% | 0.4% | 7.9 min | 3 |
| May | 233 | 73.8% | 0.9% | 9.0 min | 3 |
| Jun | 223 | 73.1% | 0.4% | 9.0 min | 3 |
| Jul | 234 | 72.6% | 2.6% | 13.1 min | 3 |
| Aug | 181 | 77.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 min | 3 |
| Sep | 197 | 72.1% | 1.0% | 12.1 min | 3 |
| Oct | 226 | 77.4% | 2.7% | 8.2 min | 3 |
| Nov | 225 | 64.0% | 4.4% | 14.8 min | 3 |
| Dec | 176 | 65.9% | 5.1% | 14.7 min | 3 |
Each calendar month summed across the 36 months on file, so most rows combine three years. The pill compares the month with the route's own 12-month share.
Other routes from Santa Rosa (STS)
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS–SNA | Santa Rosa to Santa Ana | 745 | 79.3% | 9.1 min | 0.8% |
| STS–LAX | Santa Rosa to Los Angeles | 726 | 82.6% | 3.4 min | 2.8% |
| STS–PHX | Santa Rosa to Phoenix | 693 | 76.5% | 10.7 min | 0.4% |
| STS–BUR | Santa Rosa to Burbank | 671 | 79.1% | 0.0 min | 2.5% |
| STS–PDX | Santa Rosa to Portland | 609 | 89.3% | -5.4 min | 1.6% |
| STS–SEA | Santa Rosa to Seattle | 463 | 75.6% | 4.6 min | 1.3% |
| STS–LAS | Santa Rosa to Las Vegas | 346 | 80.1% | 6.5 min | 0.6% |
| STS–DFW | Santa Rosa to Dallas/Fort Worth | 186 | 68.3% | 17.6 min | 0.0% |
All 12 routes and the airport record for STS · airport record for SAN
Questions and answers
How often are flights from Santa Rosa to San Diego on time?
72.5% of the 1,009 flights scheduled from STS to SAN in the 12 months to July 2026 arrived less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time. The national share for the same period was 76.0%. Cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time.
Which airline has the highest on-time share from STS to SAN?
Among reporting carriers with at least 60 flights on the route, Southwest Airlines had the highest on-time share (75.1%), followed by SkyWest Airlines (72.0%). Differences of a point or two on a few hundred flights are small.
What causes delays between Santa Rosa and San Diego?
For flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 36%, air carrier 33%, national aviation system 26%, extreme weather 5%, security 0%. The categories are the carriers' own reports to BTS; weather that slows the wider system is usually recorded under the National Aviation System rather than extreme weather.
What time of day has the highest on-time share from STS?
Flights scheduled to leave STS from 7 am to 8 am arrived on time 89.2% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare. The lowest was 5 pm to 6 pm at 40.5%. Delays tend to build through the day as late aircraft carry over to later flights.
Is it getting better?
The on-time share for the 12 months to July 2026 was 72.5%, up 4.6 points on the previous 12 months (67.9%). The monthly chart on this page shows each of the last 36 months. Across those months, August had the highest on-time share (77.9%) and November the lowest (64.0%).
Where does this data come from?
Every figure is computed from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance files, which list each scheduled domestic flight by the carriers required to report. This page covers August 2023 to July 2026. It shows totals and averages only; it is not a live flight-status service.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026, a US government work in the public domain. Figures are totals and averages over all scheduled flights by reporting carriers on the route; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. Times are local to the departure airport. The load factor and passenger counts from the BTS T-100 series are not included in this edition. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.