Alaska Airlines JFK to SAN on-time performance
Alaska Airlines nonstop flights from New York to San Diego · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
76%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.4%
9 flights
Avg arrival delay
17 min
64 min when late
Rank on route
#3 of 3
route average 79% on time
Key facts
- Alaska Airlines flights on JFK to SAN arrived on time 76% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 1.4% were cancelled, and 6% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #3 of 3 airlines on this route, which averaged 79% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (36%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion36%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)29%
- Late-arriving aircraft20%
- Extreme weather14%
- Security1%
Other airlines on JFK to SAN
- Delta Air Lines77% on time · 14 min avg delay
- JetBlue85% on time · 10 min avg delay
Full JFK to SAN comparison →
Alaska Airlines on-time record across all routes →
650 Alaska Airlines flights tracked on this route; 9 cancelled, 1 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.