Historical on-time performance
Santa Rosa to Santa Ana
433 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on STS–SNA arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 746 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.8%Flights746
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather20%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft45%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline17%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 6 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 STS → SNA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Evenings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Evenings85% on time · p90 20 min · 182 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 709 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 686 flights
- Mornings75% on time · p90 75 min · 445 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 261 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 259 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 266 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 45 min · 310 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 65 min · 309 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 307 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 65 min · 310 flights
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