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San Diego International Airport handled 2,369,418 passengers in May 2026, up 8.5% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Domestic / International May 2026 Domestic 96.0% 2,275,080 International 4.0% 94,338 Against 2019 +9.1% same month, before the pandemic
International share 4% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 2,369,418 +8.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 2,258,576 +9.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 2,312,575 +14.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 1,846,185 +11.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 1,855,180 +2.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 2,198,434 +2.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 2,079,857 +0.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 2,326,896 +5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 2,067,012 −1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 2,323,474 −1.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 2,441,044 −1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 2,327,048 −1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 2,183,495 −0.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 2,055,136 −1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 2,015,526 −2.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 1,655,129 −3.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 1,803,795 +4.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 2,138,557 +5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 2,066,176 +1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 2,215,919 +3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 2,103,142 +4.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 2,347,966 +8.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 2,468,936 +4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 2,359,339 +6.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 06:00–07:00 2.3min · 16,060 recorded · 15,887 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 17.4min 06:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights 178,636 San Diego International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 94.5% · 16,060 recorded · 15,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 90.9% · 11,604 recorded · 11,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 85.5% · 15,416 recorded · 15,277 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 81.9% · 10,761 recorded · 10,662 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 81.4% · 12,665 recorded · 12,588 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 79.1% · 10,654 recorded · 10,564 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 73.7% · 12,037 recorded · 11,948 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 69.6% · 12,266 recorded · 12,158 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 71.6% · 9,221 recorded · 9,152 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 71.7% · 8,293 recorded · 8,197 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 69.4% · 9,260 recorded · 9,167 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 70.7% · 9,808 recorded · 9,692 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 67.5% · 7,964 recorded · 7,874 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 67.6% · 8,370 recorded · 8,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 67.4% · 8,465 recorded · 8,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 71.9% · 8,635 recorded · 8,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 85.7% · 7,156 recorded · 7,023 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 19.7 9.8 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 2.3 min · 16,060 recorded · 15,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 4.4 min · 11,604 recorded · 11,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 8.0 min · 15,416 recorded · 15,277 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 11.5 min · 10,761 recorded · 10,662 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 9.5 min · 12,665 recorded · 12,588 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 12.2 min · 10,654 recorded · 10,564 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 15.3 min · 12,037 recorded · 11,948 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 17.4 min · 12,266 recorded · 12,158 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16.0 min · 9,221 recorded · 9,152 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 15.7 min · 8,293 recorded · 8,197 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.4 min · 9,260 recorded · 9,167 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 16.6 min · 9,808 recorded · 9,692 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 18.5 min · 7,964 recorded · 7,874 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 19.7 min · 8,370 recorded · 8,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 17.2 min · 8,465 recorded · 8,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 14.1 min · 8,635 recorded · 8,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 12.3 min · 7,156 recorded · 7,023 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 16,060 8,030 0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · 1 · 1 recorded · 1 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 16,060 · 16,060 recorded · 15,887 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 11,604 · 11,604 recorded · 11,488 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 15,416 · 15,416 recorded · 15,277 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 10,761 · 10,761 recorded · 10,662 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 12,665 · 12,665 recorded · 12,588 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 10,654 · 10,654 recorded · 10,564 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 12,037 · 12,037 recorded · 11,948 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 12,266 · 12,266 recorded · 12,158 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 9,221 · 9,221 recorded · 9,152 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 8,293 · 8,293 recorded · 8,197 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 9,260 · 9,260 recorded · 9,167 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 9,808 · 9,808 recorded · 9,692 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 7,964 · 7,964 recorded · 7,874 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 8,370 · 8,370 recorded · 8,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 8,465 · 8,465 recorded · 8,272 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 8,635 · 8,635 recorded · 8,402 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 7,156 · 7,156 recorded · 7,023 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 1 1 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 No observations — — — 06:00 94.5% 2.3 min 15,887 16,060 07:00 90.9% 4.4 min 11,488 11,604 08:00 85.5% 8.0 min 15,277 15,416 09:00 81.9% 11.5 min 10,662 10,761 10:00 81.4% 9.5 min 12,588 12,665 11:00 79.1% 12.2 min 10,564 10,654 12:00 73.7% 15.3 min 11,948 12,037 13:00 69.6% 17.4 min 12,158 12,266 14:00 71.6% 16.0 min 9,152 9,221 15:00 71.7% 15.7 min 8,197 8,293 16:00 69.4% 17.4 min 9,167 9,260 17:00 70.7% 16.6 min 9,692 9,808 18:00 67.5% 18.5 min 7,874 7,964 19:00 67.6% 19.7 min 8,272 8,370 20:00 67.4% 17.2 min 8,272 8,465 21:00 71.9% 14.1 min 8,402 8,635 22:00 85.7% 12.3 min 7,023 7,156 23:00 No observations — — —
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 75.9% · 27,377 recorded · 27,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 83.8% · 24,002 recorded · 23,845 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 83.3% · 23,936 recorded · 23,721 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 74.4% · 26,865 recorded · 26,457 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 72.5% · 27,143 recorded · 26,727 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.5% · 21,965 recorded · 21,764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 74.0% · 27,348 recorded · 27,034 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 18.1 9.1 0.0
Monday · 13.5 min · 27,377 recorded · 27,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 7.1 min · 24,002 recorded · 23,845 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 8.2 min · 23,936 recorded · 23,721 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 16.2 min · 26,865 recorded · 26,457 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 18.1 min · 27,143 recorded · 26,727 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 9.0 min · 21,965 recorded · 21,764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 14.2 min · 27,348 recorded · 27,034 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 27,377 13,689 0
Monday · 27,377 · 27,377 recorded · 27,076 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 24,002 · 24,002 recorded · 23,845 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 23,936 · 23,936 recorded · 23,721 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 26,865 · 26,865 recorded · 26,457 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 27,143 · 27,143 recorded · 26,727 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 21,965 · 21,965 recorded · 21,764 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 27,348 · 27,348 recorded · 27,034 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 75.9% 13.5 min 27,076 27,377 Tuesday 83.8% 7.1 min 23,845 24,002 Wednesday 83.3% 8.2 min 23,721 23,936 Thursday 74.4% 16.2 min 26,457 26,865 Friday 72.5% 18.1 min 26,727 27,143 Saturday 82.5% 9.0 min 21,764 21,965 Sunday 74.0% 14.2 min 27,034 27,348
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 82.3% · 14,595 recorded · 14,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 81.2% · 13,615 recorded · 13,495 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 80.5% · 16,486 recorded · 16,335 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 79.1% · 16,464 recorded · 16,392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 77.7% · 17,402 recorded · 17,293 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 71.2% · 17,554 recorded · 17,394 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 74.6% · 8,776 recorded · 8,660 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 77.6% · 8,406 recorded · 8,343 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 81.4% · 15,817 recorded · 15,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 76.2% · 17,064 recorded · 16,874 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 78.8% · 16,154 recorded · 15,892 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 72.6% · 16,303 recorded · 15,980 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 19.9 10.0 0.0
Jan · 11.1 min · 14,595 recorded · 14,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 9.7 min · 13,615 recorded · 13,495 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 10.9 min · 16,486 recorded · 16,335 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 10.0 min · 16,464 recorded · 16,392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 11.6 min · 17,402 recorded · 17,293 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 15.9 min · 17,554 recorded · 17,394 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 15.2 min · 8,776 recorded · 8,660 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 11.9 min · 8,406 recorded · 8,343 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 9.9 min · 15,817 recorded · 15,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 13.8 min · 17,064 recorded · 16,874 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 11.4 min · 16,154 recorded · 15,892 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 19.9 min · 16,303 recorded · 15,980 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 17,554 8,777 0
Jan · 14,595 · 14,595 recorded · 14,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 13,615 · 13,615 recorded · 13,495 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 16,486 · 16,486 recorded · 16,335 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 16,464 · 16,464 recorded · 16,392 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 17,402 · 17,402 recorded · 17,293 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 17,554 · 17,554 recorded · 17,394 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 8,776 · 8,776 recorded · 8,660 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 8,406 · 8,406 recorded · 8,343 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 15,817 · 15,817 recorded · 15,686 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 17,064 · 17,064 recorded · 16,874 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 16,154 · 16,154 recorded · 15,892 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 16,303 · 16,303 recorded · 15,980 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 82.3% 11.1 min 14,280 14,595 Feb 81.2% 9.7 min 13,495 13,615 Mar 80.5% 10.9 min 16,335 16,486 Apr 79.1% 10.0 min 16,392 16,464 May 77.7% 11.6 min 17,293 17,402 Jun 71.2% 15.9 min 17,394 17,554 Jul 74.6% 15.2 min 8,660 8,776 Aug 77.6% 11.9 min 8,343 8,406 Sep 81.4% 9.9 min 15,686 15,817 Oct 76.2% 13.8 min 16,874 17,064 Nov 78.8% 11.4 min 15,892 16,154 Dec 72.6% 19.9 min 15,980 16,303
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 76.9% 137,313 Delayed >15 min 22.0% 39,311 Cancelled 1.1% 2,012 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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