DAL → SANDallas to San Diego

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to San Diego (SAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 39 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,898 km, an estimated 2 hours 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and San Diego. Updated 12 September 2026 at 00:37 UTC.

DAL Dallas busy · +28
SAN San Diego heavy · +40
1,898 km · ~2h 56m est.
dep bank 06:10–21:007x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
54 / 100

route health from live DAL and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +39 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+39 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 56mestimated 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 WN4684 06:10 Mo Th Fr Su · WN10 10:15 Tu We · WN4049 10:15 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN581 11:10 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11LXJ566departed+37
09-11WN4049dep +122 → arr+104
09-11WN4684dep +13 → arr+0
09-11WN4853dep +58 → arr+39

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
DALDallas +28 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · S 11 kt Full DAL delay board →
SANSan Diego +40 min heavy 🌤 scattered clouds · S 6 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 51% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DAL-SAN
How we measure this →

DAL to SAN questions

Is DAL–SAN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 54/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:10 and evening departures around 18:00 from DAL. 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 DAL to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 1,898 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 164–193 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–SAN fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 29 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.