CVG → SANCincinnati / Covington to San Diego

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Direct flights from Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to San Diego (SAN): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,996 km, an estimated 4 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cincinnati / Covington and San Diego. Updated 14 September 2026 at 19:37 UTC.

CVG Cincinnati / Covington busy · +21
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
2,996 km · ~4h 20m est.
dep bank 09:52–10:155x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
86 / 100

route health from live CVG and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Breeze Airways

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
Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX542 09:52 Tu Th Su · MX811 10:15 Mo Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14MX811dep +68 → arr+22
09-11MX811dep +29 → arr−3
09-08MX542dep +20 → arr−22

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
CVGCincinnati / Covington +21 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 9 kt Full CVG delay board →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 5 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CVG: 46% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cincinnati / Covington to San Diego route actually runs

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

Is CVG–SAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CVG is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CVG–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:52 from CVG. 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 CVG to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 2,996 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 241–287 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CVG–SAN fly?

Breeze Airways runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.