SAN → CMHSan Diego to Columbus

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Columbus (CMH): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 89 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 3,154 km, an estimated 4 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Columbus. Updated 13 September 2026 at 20:53 UTC.

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
CMH Columbus smooth · +0
3,154 km · ~4h 33m est.
dep bank 11:40–16:156x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SAN and CMH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +89 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+89 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~4h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN2887 11:40 Su · WN2840 16:15 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12WN2840arrived+89

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 ⛅ overcast · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
CMHColumbus +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · WSW 3 kt Full CMH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN and CMH: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Columbus route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to CMH 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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How we measure this →

SAN to CMH questions

Is SAN–CMH 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–CMH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:40 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CMH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to CMH?

Great-circle distance is 3,154 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 253–300 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–CMH fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.