PHX → SANPhoenix to San Diego

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Direct flights from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego (SAN): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 489 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phoenix and San Diego. Updated 7 September 2026 at 01:54 UTC.

PHX Phoenix smooth · +12
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
489 km · ~1h 08m est.
dep bank 06:15–22:3335x weekly
Running clean · 5 airlines · 35x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live PHX and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x5 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesAmerican AirlinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest 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 AS3051 07:09 daily · AS3033 12:13 daily · AS3034 15:15 daily · AS3035 19:49 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91191 13:50 Mo Th Fr Su · F91571 varies daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN2829 06:15 Mo Th Fr · WN938 varies Su · WN2513 06:50 Mo Th Fr · WN2645 07:10 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-06AA2421departed+12
09-06AA480dep −1 → arr−16
09-06AS3034arrived−28
09-06WN3251dep +8 → arr−5

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
PHXPhoenix +12 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 23 kt Full PHX delay board →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 7 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 52% 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 Phoenix to San Diego route actually runs

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

Is PHX–SAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PHX is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PHX–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 17:06 from PHX. 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 PHX to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 489 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–72 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHX–SAN fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 312 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.