SAN → MSPSan Diego to Minneapolis

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Minneapolis (MSP): 15 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 2,463 km, an estimated 3 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Minneapolis. Updated 14 September 2026 at 15:37 UTC.

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
MSP Minneapolis smooth · +0
2,463 km · ~3h 39m est.
dep bank 06:29–18:1415x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 15x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SAN and MSP delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~3h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures15x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesSouthwest AirlinesSun Country 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 WN686 15:00 Sa Su

Sun Country AirlinesSY

Flights SY408 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14DL2134departed−5

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 · S 5 kt Full SAN delay board →
MSPMinneapolis +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 12 kt Full MSP delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 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 Minneapolis route actually runs

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

Is SAN–MSP 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.

How long is the flight from SAN to MSP?

Great-circle distance is 2,463 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 204–241 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–MSP fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 36 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at SAN and arrival-side delay at MSP, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.