Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Austin
1,209 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SNA–AUS arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 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-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.0%Flights214
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft41%
- 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 SNA → AUS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 771 flights
- Middays72% on time · p90 55 min · 835 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 142 flights · limited
- Afternoons54% on time · p90 60 min · 155 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 88% on time.
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 180 flights · limited
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 257 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 258 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 40 min · 258 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 35 min · 342 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 266 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 45 min · 342 flights
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