Historical on-time performance
San Diego to Monterey
376 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SAN–MRY 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)
Cancelled2.9%of scheduled flights
based on 701 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.9%Flights701
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline11%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)22%
- Late aircraft64%
- 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 → MRY
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Afternoons87% on time · p90 15 min · 229 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 115 flights · limited
- Middays72% on time · p90 45 min · 636 flights
- Overnights65% on time · p90 50 min · 566 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 83% on time.
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 219 flights
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 206 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 213 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 45 min · 233 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 229 flights
- Fridays66% on time · p90 60 min · 235 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 50 min · 237 flights
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