Historical on-time performance
Santa Ana to Seattle
Flights on SNA–SEA arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 3,867 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Alaska AirlinesbestOn-time85%Medianon timep9020 minCancel1.4%Flights2,625
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.0%Flights272
- Delta Air LinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.3%Flights970
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline71%
- Weather25%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 51 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 → SEA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 79% to 89% on time.
- Overnights89% on time · p90 10 min · 663 flights
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 3,583 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 2,958 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,980 flights
- Evenings79% on time · p90 30 min · 2,921 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 81% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,681 flights
- Tuesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,673 flights
- Saturdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,537 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,802 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 1,810 flights
- Fridays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,816 flights
- Sundays81% on time · p90 25 min · 1,786 flights
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