SAN → JFKSan Diego to New York

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to New York (JFK): 47 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 96% of the last 27 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,928 km, an estimated 5 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and New York. Updated 31 October 2026 at 18:37 UTC.

Today, SAN → JFK

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 07:00 AS24Alaska Airlines Left 07:00 JFK est. 15:05In the air · sched 15:44
  2. 07:20 DL367Delta Left 07:15 JFK est. 15:32In the air · sched 15:59
  3. 12:33 B6190JetBlue On scheduleGate 121 JFK est. 20:46sched 21:00
  4. 13:15 DL683Delta On scheduleGate 36 JFK est. 21:51sched 21:56
  5. 21:44 B61190JetBlue On scheduleGate 120 ·

Checked SAN board 11:26 · JFK board 14:37

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
JFK New York smooth · +0
3,928 km · ~5h 32m est.
dep bank 07:00–22:0547x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 47x weekly · nonstop
96% on time

of the last 27 tracked SAN → JFK flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −22 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−22 minacross the last 27 arrivals
Flight time~5h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures47x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesDelta Air LinesJetBlue 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
Alaska AirlinesAS86% on time

Flights AS24 07:00 daily · AS36 14:22 Mo We Th Fr Su

Delta Air LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL367 07:20 daily · DL683 13:15 daily · DL709 22:05 daily

JetBlue AirwaysB6100% on time

Flights B6190 varies daily · B61190 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AS24departed+0
10-31DL367departed−5
10-30AS24dep +0 → arr−42
10-30AS36arrived−7
10-30B61190dep +0 → arr−23
10-30B6190dep +0 → arr−23
10-30DL367dep −5 → arr−33
10-30DL683dep −10 → arr−50
10-30DL709dep −15 → arr−26
10-29AS24dep +0 → arr−36
10-29AS36arrived+25
10-29B61190dep +0 → arr−10
10-29B6190dep +0 → arr−13
10-29DL367dep −5 → arr−36
10-29DL683dep −5 → arr−8
10-29DL709dep −5 → arr−22
10-28AS24dep +0 → arr−38
10-28AS36arrived+10
10-28B61190dep +0 → arr−25
10-28B6190dep +0 → arr−1
10-28DL367dep −10 → arr−36
10-28DL683dep −4 → arr−14
10-28DL709dep −5 → arr−18
10-27AS24dep +0 → arr−30
10-27B61190dep +0 → arr−15
10-27B6190arrived−18
10-27DL367arrived−23
10-27DL683arrived−15
10-27DL709arrived−16

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 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
JFKNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SW 8 kt Full JFK delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 52% 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 New York route actually runs

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

Is SAN–JFK 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–JFK?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:00 and evening departures around 22:05 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the JFK delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to JFK?

Great-circle distance is 3,928 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 307–367 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–JFK fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 47 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.