AUS → SANAustin to San Diego

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Direct flights from Austin (AUS) to San Diego (SAN): 74 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,870 km, an estimated 2 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Austin and San Diego. Updated 3 November 2026 at 02:22 UTC.

Today, AUS → SAN

Mon 2 Nov · local times
WN2756Southwest62 min late

The AUS board at 20:22 shows departure at 20:37 instead of 19:35, gate 21 (T1).

Landing
21:32SAN board estimate · sched 20:35
Later cancelled
0.4%of 16,027 past Southwest flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
AS3301 20:33Alaska Airlines
Track WN2756 →
AS3301Alaska Airlines34 min late

The AUS board at 20:22 shows departure at 20:33 instead of 19:59, gate 32 (T1).

Landing
21:35SAN board estimate · sched 21:19
Later cancelled
0.5%of 6,440 past Alaska Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast AUS to SAN departure of the day
Track AS3301 →
  1. 06:00 AS3293Alaska Air Left 06:26 +26 Landed 07:14 −12
  2. 06:05 WN420Southwest Left 06:37 +32 SAN est. 07:07In the air · sched 07:05
  3. 07:35 WN1978Southwest Left 08:07 +32 SAN est. 08:41 +6In the air · sched 08:35
  4. 11:20 WN421Southwest Left 12:26 +66 SAN est. 12:53 +33In the air · sched 12:20
  5. 13:45 AS3489Alaska Airlines Left 14:30 +45 SAN est. 15:12 +7In the air · sched 15:05
  6. 16:25 AS3464Alaska Airlines Left 17:15 +50 SAN est. 17:56 +7In the air · sched 17:49
  7. 17:30 WN4271Southwest Left 18:58 +88 SAN est. 19:21 +51In the air · sched 18:30
  8. 19:35 WN2756Southwest Est. 20:37 +62Gate 21 · T1 SAN est. 21:32 +57sched 20:35
  9. 19:59 AS3301Alaska Airlines Est. 20:33 +34Gate 32 · T1 SAN est. 21:35 +16sched 21:19

Checked AUS board 20:22 · SAN board 17:38

AUS Austin heavy · +40
SAN San Diego smooth · +12
1,870 km · ~2h 54m est.
dep bank 06:00–20:3574x weekly
Under pressure · 2 airlines · 74x weekly · nonstop
65 / 100

route health from live AUS and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~2h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures74x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirSouthwest 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
Alaska AirAS

Flights AS3293 06:00 daily · AS3489 13:53 daily · AS3464 16:34 daily · AS3300 19:59 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN420 06:05 Mo Su · WN699 06:40 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN1978 07:35 Mo Su · WN421 11:20 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02AS3293dep +26 → arr−12
11-02AS3464departed+50
11-02AS3489departed+45
11-02WN1978departed+32
11-02WN420departed+32
11-02WN421departed+66
11-02WN4271departed+88
11-01AS3293dep +30 → arr−5
11-01AS3301departed+75
11-01AS3464departed+92
11-01AS3489departed+24
11-01WN1978departed+40
11-01WN2756departed+71
11-01WN420departed+22
11-01WN421departed+122
11-01WN4271departed+69

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
AUSAustin +40 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · SSE 12 kt Full AUS delay board →
SANSan Diego +12 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 3 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 52% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Austin to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUS 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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AUS to SAN questions

Is AUS–SAN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at AUS is the weaker end, route health score 65/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on AUS–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from AUS. 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 AUS to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 1,870 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 162–190 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does AUS–SAN fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 74 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.