How reliable is Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport?
Flights from CLD departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 85% of 1,457 flights in official BTS history. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at CLD looks like
On-time departures
across 1,457 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-09-08. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
Weather by month
Weather history isn’t available for CLD yet
PlaneSane shows month-by-month airport weather once enough historical METAR/IEM observations are loaded for the airport. This does not mean the airport has no weather data forever; it means the current climatology table has no monthly coverage for Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport.
The read on CLD
What the numbers say about flying through Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Carlsbad left within 15 minutes of schedule about 85% of the time over 1,457 flights. That's one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. Pair it with a low cancellation rate of 0.9%, so flights here rarely vanish outright. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 7 minutes.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Carlsbad, read how we weigh it all in how the Peace of Mind Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about CLD
- How reliable is Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)?
- Flights from Carlsbad left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 85% of the time across 1,457 flights of official history — one of the more dependable operational records you'll see. The cancellation rate runs about 0.9%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
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