SAN → ABQSan Diego to Albuquerque

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Albuquerque (ABQ): 19 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 77% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,009 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Albuquerque. Updated 4 November 2026 at 17:08 UTC.

Today, SAN → ABQ

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 09:20 WN1881Southwest On scheduleGate 113 ABQ est. 12:00sched 12:10
  2. 18:20 WN4884Southwest On scheduleGate 112 ABQ 21:15scheduled

Checked SAN board 08:39 · ABQ board 10:08

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +0
1,009 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 08:30–19:5519x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 19x weekly · nonstop
77% on time

of the last 13 tracked SAN → ABQ flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures19x1 direct airline 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
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 AirlinesWN77% on time

Flights WN1338 08:30 Mo Th Fr · WN4883 08:30 Mo Su · WN4131 09:10 Tu We · WN1881 09:20 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03WN1881dep −8 → arr−27
11-03WN4884arrived+1
11-02WN4883dep −1 → arr−3
11-02WN4884arrived+8
11-01WN4883dep −1 → arr+0
11-01WN4884arrived+28
10-31WN1220dep −3 → arr−19
10-30WN1059dep −5 → arr−29
10-30WN1338dep −2 → arr−14
10-29WN1059arrived+63
10-29WN1338arrived+74
10-28WN3621arrived−3
10-28WN4131dep −10 → arr−18

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
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSE 4 kt Full SAN delay board →
ABQAlbuquerque +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · S 6 kt Full ABQ delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 55% 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 →

How the San Diego to Albuquerque route actually runs

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

Is SAN–ABQ running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–ABQ?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 17:40 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ABQ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to ABQ?

Great-circle distance is 1,009 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–116 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–ABQ fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 19 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.