SAN → CLTSan Diego to Charlotte

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Charlotte (CLT): 23 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 96% of the last 26 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 27 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,335 km, an estimated 4 hours 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Charlotte. Updated 13 November 2026 at 22:49 UTC.

Today, SAN → CLT

Fri 13 Nov · local times
AA1627American140 min late

The SAN board at 14:49 shows departure at 23:45 instead of 21:25, gate 35.

Later cancelled
1.9%of 16,649 past American flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AA3293 22:20American
Track AA1627 →
  1. 07:00 AA1071American Left 06:54 Landed 14:30 −17
  2. 12:00 AA1954American Left 11:57 CLT est. 19:36In the air · sched 19:45
  3. 21:25 AA1627American Est. 23:45 +140Gate 35 ·
  4. 22:20 AA3293American On scheduleGate 34 ·

Checked SAN board 14:49 · CLT board 17:27

SAN San Diego disrupted · +104
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
3,335 km · ~4h 47m est.
dep bank 06:15–22:2023x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 23x weekly · nonstop
96% on time

of the last 26 tracked SAN → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 27 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 26 arrivals
Flight time~4h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures23x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 27

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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
American AirlinesAA96% on time

Flights AA1071 varies daily · AA1954 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · AA1627 21:25 Tu Th Fr Sa Su · AA3293 22:20 Mo We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13AA1071dep −6 → arr−17
11-13AA1954departed−3
11-12AA1071dep −7 → arr+9
11-12AA1627dep −13 → arr−27
11-12AA1954dep −5 → arr−5
11-12AA3293arrived−2
11-11AA1071dep −10 → arr−8
11-11AA1954dep −7 → arr−27
11-11AA3293dep −4 → arr−10
11-10AA1071dep −4 → arr−12
11-10AA1627dep −4 → arr−14
11-10AA1954dep −7 → arr−5
11-09AA1071dep −4 → arr−10
11-09AA1954dep −4 → arr−5
11-09AA3293dep −8 → arr−1
11-08AA1071arrived−14
11-08AA1627arrived−8
11-08AA1954dep −3 → arr+23
11-08AA3293dep −3 → arr−1
11-07AA1071dep +14 → arr−2
11-07AA1627dep +17 → arr−13
11-06AA1071dep +24 → arr−16
11-06AA1627arrived−11
11-06AA1954dep +25 → arr+1
11-06AA3293dep +13 → arr−4
11-05AA1627arrived−27
11-05AA3293arrived−20

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 +104 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 7 kt Full SAN delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 7 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +15 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 Charlotte route actually runs

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

Is SAN–CLT running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure 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 SAN–CLT?

Operators schedule evening departures around 21:25 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 3,335 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 265–316 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–CLT fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 23 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.