ON TIMEBOARD

SJU → RDU on time

San Juan (San Juan, PR) to Raleigh-Durham (Raleigh/Durham, NC). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
80%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.5%
467 flights
Typical arrival
−9 min
median vs schedule
When late
+74 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
3 airlines

80% of flights from San Juan to Raleigh arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is about the typical U.S. route. Most reliable airline: JetBlue (82%). 9% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for SJU → RDU: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 45% of the time. About 1 in 14 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 78 three hours or more; 1.5% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 467 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
JetBlue33382%1.5%−10 min6.0%+71 minJetBlue
Frontier Airlines11775%0.9%−5 min11.1%+76 minFrontier Airlines
Delta Air Lines17—————Delta Air Lines

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at SJU). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%6 a.m. departures: too few flights (76 flights)6a7 a.m. departures: too few flights (28 flights)7a8 a.m. departures: too few flights (81 flights)8a9 a.m. departures: too few flights (16 flights)9a10 a.m. departures: too few flights (32 flights)10a11 a.m. departures: too few flights (34 flights)11anoon departures: too few flights (4 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: too few flights (4 flights)1p2 p.m. departures: too few flights (22 flights)2p3 p.m. departures: 68% on time (112 flights)683p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (35 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights (2 flights)5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (21 flights)6p
SJU → RDU, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: February (82%). Worst: August (70%).

40%70%100%Jan: 76% on time (157 flights)76JanFeb: 82% on time (112 flights)82FebMar: 74% on time (124 flights)74MarApr: 79% on time (133 flights)79AprMay: 76% on time (139 flights)76MayJun: 75% on time (144 flights)75JunJul: 75% on time (154 flights)75JulAug: 70% on time (127 flights)70AugSep: too few flights (94 flights)SepOct: too few flights (92 flights)OctNov: 78% on time (126 flights)78NovDec: 78% on time (175 flights)78Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday69——
Tuesday56——
Wednesday40——
Thursday79——
Friday69——
Saturday72——
Sunday82——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Late inbound plane 57%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 32%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 10%

Cancellations: weather 3 · air traffic/airport 2 · airline 1 · security 1

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Flight numbers on this route

Regular flights with at least 120 scheduled trips in the past year. Sorted by departure time.

FlightDepartsFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrivalOperated by
B6 4043:22 p.m.13573%0.0%−6 minJetBlue

Worst days in the past year

DateFlightsOn timeCancelled
Jan 3, 202630%3
Nov 29, 202530%0
Mar 21, 2026333%0
Nov 30, 2025333%1
Nov 24, 2025367%0

Questions

How often are flights from SJU to RDU on time?

80% of 467 scheduled flights from San Juan, PR to Raleigh/Durham, NC arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

Which airline is most on time from SJU to RDU?

JetBlue: 82% of its 333 flights on the route arrived on time. Frontier Airlines: 75%.

What month has the most delays from SJU to RDU?

August (70% on time). The best month is February (82%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.