Historical on-time performance
New York to Santa Ana
2,454 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–SNA arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 348 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time83%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.4%Flights348
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)37%
- Late aircraft12%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 5 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly JFK → SNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 82% to 95% on time.
- Tuesdays95% on time · p90 on time · 158 flights · limited
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 161 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 159 flights · limited
- Fridays87% on time · p90 25 min · 163 flights · limited
- Sundays85% on time · p90 20 min · 162 flights · limited
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 161 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 163 flights · limited
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