SAN → CVGSan Diego to Cincinnati / Covington

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Cincinnati / Covington (CVG): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,996 km, an estimated 4 hours 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Cincinnati / Covington. Updated 17 September 2026 at 14:03 UTC.

SAN San Diego smooth · +13
CVG Cincinnati / Covington smooth · +0
2,996 km · ~4h 20m est.
dep bank 12:45–18:303x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 3x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live SAN and CVG delay boards

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~4h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
21 AirBreeze Airways

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
21 Air2I

Flights 2I50 18:30 We

Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX1633 12:45 Mo Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-162I50arrived+45
09-14MX1633departed+0
09-11MX1633dep +0 → arr+8

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 +13 min smooth ⛅ overcast · WNW 6 kt Full SAN delay board →
CVGCincinnati / Covington +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 7 kt Full CVG delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN and CVG: 46% 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 Cincinnati / Covington route actually runs

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

Is SAN–CVG running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–CVG?

Operators schedule evening departures around 18:30 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CVG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to CVG?

Great-circle distance is 2,996 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 241–287 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–CVG fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 3 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.