DAL → SJCDallas to San Jose

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to San Jose (SJC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 56% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,328 km, an estimated 3 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and San Jose. Updated 29 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC.

Today, DAL → SJC

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 10:30 CYO189ATI Jet On schedule ·

Checked DAL board 10:18 · SJC board 06:03

DAL Dallas smooth · +11
SJC San Jose smooth · +7
2,328 km · ~3h 29m est.
dep bank 17:00–21:207x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
56% on time

of the last 9 tracked DAL → SJC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~3h 29mestimated 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 AirlinesWN57% on time

Flights WN1508 17:00 Sa · WN1489 18:40 Tu We · WN44 18:45 Mo Th Fr · WN1454 21:20 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28WN1489dep +67 → arr+31
10-27WN1489dep +18 → arr−29
10-26LXJ667dep +63 → arr+68
10-26WN44dep +22 → arr−2
10-251I213dep +9 → arr+11
10-25WN1454dep +72 → arr+32
10-24WN1508dep +74 → arr+32
10-23WN44dep +10 → arr−21
10-22WN44dep +23 → arr−7

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 +11 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 4 kt Full DAL delay board →
SJCSan Jose +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full SJC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL and SJC: a 47% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to San Jose route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL to SJC 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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How we measure this →

DAL to SJC questions

Is DAL–SJC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DAL 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 DAL–SJC?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:00 from DAL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SJC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DAL to SJC?

Great-circle distance is 2,328 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 194–230 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–SJC fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.