SAN → DFWSan Diego to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 81 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 44% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 32 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,880 km, an estimated 2 hours 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 13 November 2026 at 14:29 UTC.

Today, SAN → DFW

Fri 13 Nov · local times
AA1055American20 min late

The SAN board at 05:38 shows departure at 06:35 instead of 06:15, gate 50.

Landing
11:38DFW board estimate · sched 11:29
Later cancelled
0.6%of 25,306 past American flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AA3227 07:15American · then AA2535 08:00, AS400 09:28
Track AA1055 →
  1. 06:15 AA1055American Est. 06:35 +20Gate 50 DFW est. 11:38 +9sched 11:29
  2. 07:15 AA3227American On scheduleGate 27 DFW est. 12:32sched 12:29
  3. 08:00 AA2535American On scheduleGate 33 DFW 13:14scheduled
  4. 09:28 AS400Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 31 DFW est. 14:36 +5sched 14:31
  5. 09:32 F91426Frontier On scheduleGate 119 DFW 14:51scheduled
  6. 11:08 AA3319American On scheduleGate 35 DFW 16:22scheduled
  7. 12:28 AA3053American On scheduleGate 27 ·
  8. 13:01 AA3143American On scheduleGate 35 DFW 18:18scheduled
  9. 14:18 AA2050American On scheduleGate 34 DFW 19:35scheduled
  10. 15:13 AA2438American On scheduleGate 35 DFW 20:28scheduled
  11. 16:31 AA2441American On scheduleGate 33 DFW 21:43scheduled
  12. 17:56 AS545Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 26 DFW 22:57scheduled
  13. · AA1948 On schedule DFW 23:54scheduled

Checked SAN board 05:38 · DFW board 08:24

SAN San Diego disrupted · +65
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,880 km · ~2h 55m est.
dep bank 06:15–18:4581x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 81x weekly · nonstop
44% on time

of the last 9 tracked SAN → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +32 min. 0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+32 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~2h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures81x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesAmerican AirlinesFrontier 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 AS400 09:28 daily · AS545 17:56 daily

American AirlinesAA44% on time

Flights AA1055 06:15 daily · AA3227 07:15 daily · AA2535 08:00 daily · AA3319 11:08 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91426 09:32 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12AA1055arrived−5
11-12AA1948arrived+43
11-12AA2050arrived+2
11-12AA2438arrived+32
11-12AA2441arrived+51
11-12AA2535arrived−7
11-12AA3143arrived+40
11-12AA3227arrived−10
11-12AA3319arrived+42

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 +65 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · ENE 6 kt Full SAN delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NE 8 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 48% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is SAN–DFW running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 57/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 17:56 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,880 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 163–191 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–DFW fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 81 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.