DFW → SANDallas-Fort Worth to San Diego

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Diego (SAN): 80 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,880 km, an estimated 2 hours 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and San Diego. Updated 13 November 2026 at 13:13 UTC.

Today, DFW → SAN

Fri 13 Nov · local times
  1. 07:10 F91769Frontier On scheduleGate E18 · TE SAN est. 08:07sched 08:37
  2. 07:15 AA2389American On scheduleGate D22 · TD SAN est. 08:28sched 08:26
  3. 08:11 AS780Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate E11 · TE SAN est. 09:29sched 09:30
  4. 09:08 AA3319American On scheduleGate D22 · TD SAN 10:18scheduled
  5. 11:01 AA3143American On scheduleGate A23 · TA SAN 12:11scheduled
  6. 13:15 AA2438American On scheduleGate A4 · TA SAN 14:23scheduled
  7. 14:34 AA2441American On scheduleGate B12 · TB SAN 15:41scheduled
  8. 15:34 AS400 On scheduleGate E11 · TE ·
  9. 16:47 AA1948 On scheduleGate B17 · TB ·
  10. 18:02 AA1323 On scheduleGate B11 · TB ·
  11. 19:23 AA1634 On scheduleGate B7 · TB ·
  12. 20:40 AA3150 Sched 20:40Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  13. 22:45 AA2568 Sched 22:45Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked DFW board 07:13 · SAN board 04:06

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
SAN San Diego disrupted · +213
1,880 km · ~2h 55m est.
dep bank 07:10–22:4580x weekly
Under pressure · 3 airlines · 80x weekly · nonstop
50 / 100

route health from live DFW and SAN delay boards

0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~2h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures80x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesAmerican AirlinesFrontier 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 AirlinesAS

Flights AS780 08:11 daily · AS400 15:34 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91769 07:10 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12AA1323departed−3
11-12AA1634departed+37
11-12AA1948departed+56
11-12AA2389departed+0
11-12AA2438departed+76
11-12AA2441departed+67
11-12AA2568departed+18
11-12AA3143departed+54
11-12AA3150departed−5
11-12AA3319departed−3
11-12AS400departed+23
11-12AS780departed−5
11-12F91769departed−2

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 6 kt Full DFW delay board →
SANSan Diego +213 min disrupted ⛅ mostly cloudy · NW 6 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to San Diego route actually runs

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

Is DFW–SAN running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 50/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DFW–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:10 and evening departures around 18:02 from DFW. 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 DFW to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 1,880 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 163–191 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–SAN fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 80 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.