3,806 km · Domestic

Philadelphia (PHL) – San Diego (SAN)

In July 2026, 180 flights operated between Philadelphia and San Diego (both directions), and 75.0% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January136124▼ 8.8%
February129138▲ 7.0%
March170184▲ 8.2%
April179180▲ 0.6%
May1801800.0%
June176180▲ 2.3%
July182180▼ 1.1%
August184––
September180––
October180–in progress
November172––
December180––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,1521,166▲ 1.2%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January87.5%85.5%▼ 2.3%
February88.4%79.7%▼ 9.8%
March86.5%83.2%▼ 3.8%
April81.0%91.1%▲ 12.5%
May75.0%84.4%▲ 12.5%
June77.8%85.0%▲ 9.3%
July76.9%75.0%▼ 2.5%
August85.3%––
September83.9%––
October87.2%–in progress
November84.3%––
December84.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)81.9%83.4%▲ 1.9%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January010–
February48▲ 100.0%
March220.0%
April00–
May60▼ 100.0%
June40▼ 100.0%
July46▲ 50.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November2––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2026▲ 30.0%

By direction

PHL → SAN

Scheduled flights
1,841
Flights operated
1,816
Cancelled
25 · 1.4%
On-time departures
80.3%

SAN → PHL

Scheduled flights
1,841
Flights operated
1,816
Cancelled
25 · 1.4%
On-time departures
86.8%

PHL → SAN and SAN → PHL counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
American Airlines AA 3,682 100.0% 83.6% 50

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

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.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay08:00–09:000.7min · 604 recorded · 599 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour23.4min08:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights3,682PHL–SAN

Departure hour

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 93.7% · 553 recorded · 551 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 93.2% · 604 recorded · 599 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 78.2% · 697 recorded · 691 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 37 recorded · 34 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 172 recorded · 171 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 76.2% · 312 recorded · 307 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 59 recorded · 57 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 70.5% · 385 recorded · 379 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 78.3% · 250 recorded · 244 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 9 recorded · 9 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 124 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 91.6% · 472 recorded · 462 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 4.7 min · 553 recorded · 551 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 0.7 min · 604 recorded · 599 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 17.7 min · 697 recorded · 691 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 37 recorded · 34 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 172 recorded · 171 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 18.9 min · 312 recorded · 307 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 59 recorded · 57 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 19.3 min · 385 recorded · 379 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 24.0 min · 250 recorded · 244 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 9 recorded · 9 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 124 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 18.9 min · 472 recorded · 462 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 553 · 553 recorded · 551 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 5 · 5 recorded · 5 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 604 · 604 recorded · 599 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 697 · 697 recorded · 691 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 3 · 3 recorded · 3 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 37 · 37 recorded · 34 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 172 · 172 recorded · 171 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 312 · 312 recorded · 307 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 59 · 59 recorded · 57 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 385 · 385 recorded · 379 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 250 · 250 recorded · 244 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 9 · 9 recorded · 9 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 124 · 124 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 472 · 472 recorded · 462 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:0093.7%4.7 min551553
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—55
08:0093.2%0.7 min599604
09:0078.2%17.7 min691697
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—33
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3437
12:00No observations———
13:00No observations———
14:00No observations———
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—171172
16:0076.2%18.9 min307312
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5759
18:0070.5%19.3 min379385
19:0078.3%24.0 min244250
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—99
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—120124
22:0091.6%18.9 min462472
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 84.9% · 536 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 85.9% · 520 recorded · 516 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 84.4% · 523 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 82.2% · 523 recorded · 518 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 81.5% · 534 recorded · 530 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 83.3% · 514 recorded · 504 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 83.0% · 532 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 11.9 min · 536 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 12.5 min · 520 recorded · 516 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 14.1 min · 523 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 12.2 min · 523 recorded · 518 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 23.0 min · 534 recorded · 530 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 10.2 min · 514 recorded · 504 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 14.6 min · 532 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 536 · 536 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 520 · 520 recorded · 516 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 523 · 523 recorded · 520 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 523 · 523 recorded · 518 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 534 · 534 recorded · 530 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 514 · 514 recorded · 504 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 532 · 532 recorded · 522 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday84.9%11.9 min522536
Tuesday85.9%12.5 min516520
Wednesday84.4%14.1 min520523
Thursday82.2%12.2 min518523
Friday81.5%23.0 min530534
Saturday83.3%10.2 min504514
Sunday83.0%14.6 min522532

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 Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 86.5% · 270 recorded · 260 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 83.9% · 279 recorded · 267 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 84.8% · 358 recorded · 354 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 86.1% · 359 recorded · 359 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 79.7% · 366 recorded · 360 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 81.5% · 360 recorded · 356 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 76.0% · 372 recorded · 362 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 184 recorded · 184 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 180 recorded · 180 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 88.3% · 256 recorded · 256 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 87.4% · 336 recorded · 334 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 83.3% · 362 recorded · 360 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 8.9 min · 270 recorded · 260 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 12.1 min · 279 recorded · 267 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 10.8 min · 358 recorded · 354 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 7.3 min · 359 recorded · 359 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 18.9 min · 366 recorded · 360 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 14.1 min · 360 recorded · 356 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 23.9 min · 372 recorded · 362 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 184 recorded · 184 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 180 recorded · 180 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 11.2 min · 256 recorded · 256 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 10.0 min · 336 recorded · 334 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 22.9 min · 362 recorded · 360 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 270 · 270 recorded · 260 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 279 · 279 recorded · 267 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 358 · 358 recorded · 354 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 359 · 359 recorded · 359 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 366 · 366 recorded · 360 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 360 · 360 recorded · 356 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 372 · 372 recorded · 362 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 184 · 184 recorded · 184 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 180 · 180 recorded · 180 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 256 · 256 recorded · 256 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 336 · 336 recorded · 334 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 362 · 362 recorded · 360 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan86.5%8.9 min260270
Feb83.9%12.1 min267279
Mar84.8%10.8 min354358
Apr86.1%7.3 min359359
May79.7%18.9 min360366
Jun81.5%14.1 min356360
Jul76.0%23.9 min362372
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—184184
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—180180
Oct88.3%11.2 min256256
Nov87.4%10.0 min334336
Dec83.3%22.9 min360362

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 82.5% 3,036
  • Delayed >15 min 16.2% 596
  • Cancelled 1.4% 50
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
AA1621 PHL → SAN 474 93.9%
AA2955 SAN → PHL 304 92.7%
AA3245 SAN → PHL 229 91.0%
AA433 SAN → PHL 227 74.7%
AA1489 PHL → SAN 217 74.2%
AA3245 PHL → SAN 185 68.3%
AA2722 PHL → SAN 156 90.1%
AA1633 SAN → PHL 155 78.8%
AA2974 SAN → PHL 137 80.3%
AA2360 PHL → SAN 125 80.7%
AA2595 SAN → PHL 119 93.2%
AA1524 PHL → SAN 108 72.8%
AA2284 SAN → PHL 106 71.7%
AA1236 PHL → SAN 88 72.1%
AA1308 SAN → PHL 81 95.1%
AA1497 PHL → SAN 75 71.6%
AA1333 SAN → PHL 70 86.8%
AA1333 PHL → SAN 70 70.2%
AA2424 SAN → PHL 63 95.1%
AA1278 PHL → SAN 60 71.7%
AA1147 SAN → PHL 53 98.0%
AA2051 SAN → PHL 49 91.8%
AA2051 PHL → SAN 45 77.8%
AA1743 PHL → SAN 44 75.0%
AA3002 PHL → SAN 31 46.7%
AA3253 SAN → PHL 30 89.7%
AA386 PHL → SAN 30 79.3%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 180 −1.1% 6 75.0%
June 2026 180 +2.3% 0 85.0%
May 2026 180 +0.0% 0 84.4%
April 2026 180 +0.6% 0 91.1%
March 2026 184 +8.2% 2 83.2%
February 2026 138 +7.0% 8 79.7%
January 2026 124 −8.8% 10 85.5%
December 2025 180 +0.0% 2 84.4%
November 2025 172 +6.2% 2 84.3%
October 2025 180 +136.8% 0 87.2%
September 2025 180 0 83.9%
August 2025 184 0 85.3%
July 2025 182 4 76.9%
June 2025 176 4 77.8%
May 2025 180 6 75.0%
April 2025 179 0 81.0%
March 2025 170 2 86.5%
February 2025 129 4 88.4%
January 2025 136 0 87.5%
December 2024 180 0 82.2%
November 2024 162 0 90.7%
October 2024 76 0 90.8%

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