SAN to AUS flight delays

SAN AUS San Diego to Austin Bergstrom · 1,164 miles

6,586 flights were scheduled from SAN to AUS over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 6,508 that made the trip, 73.8% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
6,586
Arrived on time
73.8%
Cancelled
1%
Scheduled distance
1,164 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on SAN–AUS, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Southwest Airlines 72.2% 50 min 0.8% 4,135
SkyWest Airlines 77% 60 min 1% 1,450
Alaska Airlines 76% 53 min 2.3% 854
Frontier Airlines 70.5% 47 min 1.5% 134

Month by month

May was the month to avoid on SAN–AUS: 66.4% of flights arrived on time, against 84% in September. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 73.8%.
Arrival on-time share, SAN to AUS, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 80.2% 508
February 80.3% 483
March 71.4% 586
April 78.8% 586
May 66.4% 588
June 68.3% 600
July 68.6% 583
August 72.8% 533
September 84% 485
October 72.2% 544
November 76.4% 540
December 69.6% 550

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

SAN to AUS in one number

SAN → AUS

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 52 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 6,586 flights

73.8% of flights arrived on time

Questions about SAN to AUS

Which airline is most reliable from SAN to AUS?
SkyWest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 77% of the time, with 1,450 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 70.5% over 134 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly SAN to AUS?
May, at 66.4% of arrivals on time, with 588 flights scheduled. September was the best of the year at 84%.
How late are SAN–AUS flights when they are late?
52 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the SAN to AUS flight cancelled?
1% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at AUS less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.