Historical on-time performance
Austin to Santa Ana
1,209 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–SNA arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 214 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft72%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → SNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 55% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 446 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 629 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 509 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 55 min · 290 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 258 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 257 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 35 min · 342 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 342 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 180 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 45 min · 258 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 266 flights
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