DCA → SAN Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines · Washington, DC to San Diego, CA · 364 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 1 flight number

This route's scheduled flight time has grown by 20 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+48 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How on-time is Alaska Airlines from DCA to SAN?

Across every Alaska Airlines flight number on DCA → SAN (364 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +4 min; the worst 10% ran +48 min or later. 2% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time24970%
16-30 min5315%
31-60 min298%
61-120 min165%
2+ hrs82%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-073171%+12 min
2025-083067%+6 min
2025-092959%+19 min
2025-103158%+13 min
2025-112677%+2 min
2025-123168%+19 min
2026-012871%+29 min
2026-022846%+23 min
2026-033177%+8 min
2026-042979%+4 min
2026-053181%-5 min
2026-063087%+3 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5178%
Tue5372%
Wed5169%
Thu5167%
Fri4766%
Sat5169%
Sun5171%

AS flight numbers on DCA → SAN

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…