Flights Fresno → San Diego
FAT → SAN
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Fresno (FAT) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Alaska Airlines. Across 471 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.06%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fresno the average ATFM delay is 2.6 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 83% | 1 min | 1.1% |
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On the Fresno (FAT) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 471 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fresno-San Diego is 1.06% across 471 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Alaska Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
