Direct flights from Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. 1 of the 8 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 3,643 km, an estimated 5 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Miami and San Diego. Updated 15 November 2026 at 21:17 UTC.
The MIA board at 15:47 shows departure at 21:43 instead of 21:05, gate D21 (TD).
Checked MIA board 15:47 · SAN board 13:07
of the last 5 tracked MIA → SAN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −16 min. 1 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 48% 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 →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MIA 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.
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Pro Flight Search: Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Some delays possible. The departure side at MIA is the weaker end, route health score 53/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 08:22 and evening departures around 21:05 from MIA. 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.
Great-circle distance is 3,643 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 287–342 min gate-to-gate on this route.
American Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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