SAN San Diego International Airport
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San Diego17:12·25°C·#8/327
OPSDISRUPTED WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▲ +7 MIN
+34 min

San Diego (SAN) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +34 min, arrivals +30 min. 4 of 491 flights cancelled (0.8%). Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below.

FAA ground delay: arrivals into SAN running about 55 min behind (traffic volume).

Hour by hour
17:00today +34 min building

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

San Diego (SAN) delays today: 21% of the 153 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +34 min and arrivals +30 min, across 491 flights tracked so far today. 4 of 491 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.8%). FAA ground delay: arrivals into SAN running about 55 min behind (traffic volume). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 9 October 2026 at 23:06 UTC.

Departures76 timed
On time18%14
Delayed82%62
typical now +34 min
Arrivals77 timed
On time22%17
Delayed78%60
typical now +30 min
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
16:00 17:22WN4271SMF Sacramento · gate 114+82 min
16:25 17:33WN1943LAS Las Vegas · gate 107+68 min
16:45 17:05BA264LHR London · gate 51+20 min
16:50 17:59WN1382DAL Dallas · gate 104+69 min
16:53 17:49F94990DEN Denver · gate 119+56 min
16:55 17:45AC8767YVR Vancouver · gate 118+50 min
16:55 17:25UA2486ORD Chicago · gate 39+30 min
17:00 17:10HA828HNL Honolulu · gate 24+10 min
14:33AS635DEN DenverCancelled

Posted times are still moving today. Treat the latest board time as provisional and confirm with your airline.

Arrivalsfull board ↗
16:05 17:19WN3145OAK from Oakland+74 min
16:12 17:06AC8766YVR from Vancouver+54 min
16:15 17:04WN4912PHX from Phoenix+49 min
16:20 18:38WN1085SFO from San Francisco+138 min
16:35 17:20WN2399LAS from Las Vegas+45 min
16:40 17:28AS2026FAT from Fresno+48 min
09:25AS2132EUG from EugeneCancelled
11:20AS2437PAE from EverettCancelled
13:28AS3490SFO from San FranciscoCancelled
Running late right now164 of 280 still on the board · 59%
+218
CM847 from Tocumen · arr 22:08
A +218 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+215
AS266 from Kailua-Kona · arr 22:39
A +215 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+146
WN4326 from San Francisco · arr 22:21
A +146 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
+141
WN4251 → Phoenix · dep 23:01
A +141 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.
In the air to SANlive positions · 3-min feed
45aircraft inbound · next to land AS432 from San Jose, lands ~17:15
AS432San Jose
lands ~17:15
WN2399Las Vegas
lands ~17:17
WN4912Phoenix
lands ~17:22
WN2980Chicago
lands ~17:33

Positions as of 17:07 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
LASLas Vegas+76m
SFOSan Francisco+55m
YVRVancouver+50m
PHXPhoenix+49m
SJCSan Jose+49m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
WNSouthwest+52m
F9Frontier+51m
DLDelta+41m
UAUnited+38m
AAAmerican+33m
Why8 kt WNW winds, Few clouds. Operations are already late; the delay is not coming from weather.
Disruption#7 most disrupted airport we track right now →
Cancelled 0.8%4 of 491 Measured on flights whose scheduled time has already passed today. This is not a normal day here. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 23–03 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window.
Last 30 days

Today is the 2nd worst day of the last 30. Median day: +12 min departures.

Typical week here
+20
MON
+9
TUE
+10
WED
+23
THU
+26
FRI
+10
SAT
+21
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+9 min), heaviest on Friday (+26 min).

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San Diego airport delays today

SAN is running heavy delays today. A typical departure is currently +34 min, up 7 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are +30 min. Cancellations: 4 of 491 tracked flights (0.8%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 22:00 (+15 min expected). The terminal forecast includes Winds Variable at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 1400ft.

Nearby gateways: SNA PSP LGB ONT LAX BUR · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from San Diego

Is San Diego (SAN) delayed right now?

SAN is running heavy delays today. Departures +34 min, arrivals +30 min. 4 of 491 flights cancelled (0.8%). Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below. 21% of the 153 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at San Diego (SAN)?

Winds WNW-300 at 8kt gusting to 14kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 25°C, Dew 20°C, Alt 29.73 inHg, Few clouds at 1000ft, Few clouds at 5000ft. 25°C. wind 8 kt gusting 14. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from San Diego (SAN)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Friday ran heaviest (+26 min).

How often are flights delayed at SAN today?

We tracked 491 flights today: departures +34 min, arrivals +30 min. 0.8% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for SAN?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WNW-300 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 1200ft.

Are there cancellations at SAN today?

4 cancellations across 491 tracked flights today (0.8% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind300° 8 G14 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew25 / 20 °C
Pressure1007 hPa
KSAN 092351Z 30008G14KT 10SM FEW010 FEW050 25/20 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP067 T02500200 10267 20244 56016
17:00 to 19:00VFRWinds WNW-300 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 1200ft
19:00 to 23:00VFRWinds NW-310 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 1200ft
23:00 to 09:00MVFRWinds Variable at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Broken layer at 1400ft
09:00 to 12:00VFRWinds Variable at 4kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 1500ft, Broken layer at 25000ft
Dep index
3.3/5Arr index
2.3/5
METAR 16:51 local · 22m ago · delay window 16:06 local · How these are computed → methodology