Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Austin
1,209 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–AUS arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 245 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights245
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft37%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline52%
- Weather39%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 23 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 SNA → AUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 798 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 55 min · 757 flights
- Afternoons57% on time · p90 60 min · 108 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 147 flights · limited
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 233 flights
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 234 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 289 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 235 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 232 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 45 min · 293 flights
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