Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Fresno
314 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–FAT arrive on time 74% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate74%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 1,349 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.2%Flights1,146
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.7%Flights172
- Alaska AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft52%
- 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 SAN → FAT
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 67% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 30 min · 580 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 433 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 746 flights
- Evenings74% on time · p90 45 min · 701 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 45 min · 835 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 450 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 452 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 404 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 35 min · 504 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 493 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 493 flights
- Fridays70% on time · p90 55 min · 499 flights
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