ABQ → SANAlbuquerque to San Diego

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Direct flights from Albuquerque (ABQ) to San Diego (SAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 62 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,009 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Albuquerque and San Diego. Updated 11 October 2026 at 22:39 UTC.

ABQ Albuquerque busy · +25
SAN San Diego busy · +21
1,009 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 06:50–19:407x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
69 / 100

route health from live ABQ and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +62 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+62 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3070 06:50 Mo Th Fr · WN4965 06:50 Su · WN2035 07:25 Tu We · WN636 09:10 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-11WN4965dep +6 → arr+7
10-10WN636dep −6 → arr+2
10-09WN164dep +70 → arr+74
10-09WN3070departed+62

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ABQAlbuquerque +25 min busy Full ABQ delay board →
SANSan Diego +21 min busy Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 56% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Albuquerque to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ABQ to SAN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ABQ to SAN questions

Is ABQ–SAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at ABQ is the weaker end, route health score 69/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ABQ–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:50 and evening departures around 17:45 from ABQ. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ABQ to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 1,009 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–116 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ABQ–SAN fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.