SAN → SFOSan Diego to San Francisco

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to San Francisco (SFO): 502 nonstop departures observed each week across 22 airlines. 0% of the last 25 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. 25 of the 27 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 719 km, an estimated 1 hour 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and San Francisco. Updated 14 November 2026 at 03:05 UTC.

Today, SAN → SFO

Fri 13 Nov · local times
F93381Frontier484 min late

The SAN board at 18:45 shows departure at 19:00 instead of 10:56, gate 119.

Later cancelled
2%of 1,985 past Frontier flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
UA2309 19:30United · then AS2147 12:15, UA1835 12:37
Track F93381 →
UA2309United490 min late

The SAN board at 18:45 shows departure at 19:30 instead of 11:20, gate 41.

Later cancelled
2.6%of 6,875 past United flights whose board showed 70 min or more late
Still to leave today
AS2147 19:00Alaska Airlines · then UA1835 12:37, WN2808 13:25
Track UA2309 →
  1. 06:15 UA2322United Left 06:15 ·
  2. 07:10 AS597Alaska Airlines Est. 09:20Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  3. 07:30 UA2274United Left 07:30 ·
  4. 07:30 WN3738Southwest Est. 10:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  5. 09:38 UA1791United Est. 10:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  6. 09:40 WN4307Southwest Est. 18:38Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  7. 10:48 AS3162Alaska Airlines Est. 18:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  8. 10:56 F93381Frontier Est. 19:00 +484Gate 119 ·
  9. 11:20 UA2309United Est. 19:30 +490Gate 41 ·
  10. 12:15 AS2147Alaska Airlines Est. 19:00 +405Gate 49 ·
  11. 12:37 UA1835United Est. 20:15 +458Gate 44 ·
  12. 13:25 WN2808Southwest Est. 18:40 +315Gate 118 SFO est. 20:48 +338sched 15:10
  13. 13:31 UA1763United Cancelled ·
  14. 15:05 WN3466Southwest Cancelled ·
  15. 16:01 UA2117United Est. 22:00 +359Gate 39 SFO est. 23:59 +374sched 17:45
  16. 16:25 AS1435Alaska Airlines Cancelled ·
  17. 17:25 WN4954Southwest Est. 18:43 +78Gate 113 ·
  18. 18:26 UA1302United Cancelled ·
  19. 18:35 AS503Alaska Airlines Est. 01:40 +425Gate 30 SFO est. 03:19 +423sched 20:16
  20. 18:35 WN3284Southwest Est. 21:12 +157Gate 111 SFO est. 22:54 +159sched 20:15
  21. 19:41 UA2278United Cancelled ·
  22. 20:12 AS1438Alaska Airlines Est. 01:08 +296Gate 24 SFO about 02:25sched 21:57
  23. 20:55 WN3296Southwest Est. 00:48 +233Gate 111 SFO est. 22:58 +13sched 22:45
  24. 22:10 AS2453Alaska Airlines Cancelled ·
  25. · AA9328American Cancelled ·
  26. · AA9373American On schedule SFO 21:57scheduled
  27. · AA9382American On schedule SFO est. 03:19 +423sched 20:16
  28. · AA9407American Cancelled ·
  29. · AC4236Air Canada Cancelled ·
  30. · AC4471Air Canada On schedule SFO est. 23:59 +374sched 17:45
  31. · AC4535Air Canada Cancelled ·
  32. · AC5053Air Canada Cancelled ·
  33. · BA6429British Airways On schedule SFO est. 03:19 +423sched 20:16
  34. · BA6431British Airways Cancelled ·
  35. · CX7927Cathay Pacific On schedule SFO est. 03:19 +423sched 20:16
  36. · CX7931Cathay Pacific Cancelled ·
  37. · FJ5837Fiji Airways Cancelled ·
  38. · FJ5839Fiji Airways On schedule SFO est. 03:19 +423sched 20:16
  39. · LH8955Lufthansa On schedule SFO est. 23:59 +374sched 17:45
  40. · LH9297Lufthansa Cancelled ·
  41. · LX3237Swiss International Cancelled ·
  42. · LX3273Swiss International On schedule SFO est. 23:59 +374sched 17:45
  43. · NZ9583Air New Zealand Cancelled ·
  44. · OZ6308Asiana Cancelled ·
  45. · QR2048Qatar On schedule SFO 21:57scheduled
  46. · QR2983Qatar Cancelled ·
  47. · QR4281Qatar On schedule SFO est. 03:19 +423sched 20:16
  48. · QR4284Qatar Cancelled ·
  49. · VA8435Virgin Australia On schedule SFO est. 23:59 +374sched 17:45
  50. · VA8436Virgin Australia Cancelled ·
  51. · VA8438Virgin Australia Cancelled ·
  52. · VA8439Virgin Australia Cancelled ·

Checked SAN board 18:45 · SFO board 19:05

SAN San Diego disrupted · +283
SFO San Francisco disrupted · +62
719 km · ~1h 25m est.
dep bank 06:15–23:59502x weekly
Runs rough · 22 airlines · 502x weekly · nonstop
0% on time

of the last 25 tracked SAN → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

25 of 27 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures502x22 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled92.6%recent route rate · 25 of 27

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir ChinaAir New ZealandAlaska 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
Air CanadaAC

Flights AC5312 08:05 daily · AC4193 09:20 daily · AC3742 11:25 Mo Th Fr Su · AC4450 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7304 09:20 We Sa

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9643 08:05 daily · NZ9598 09:20 daily · NZ9583 20:10 daily

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS597 07:10 daily · AS3162 10:48 daily · AS2147 12:15 daily · AS1435 16:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA9403 08:52 daily · AA9276 12:37 daily · AA9305 13:56 daily · AA9328 18:06 daily

ANA (All Nippon Airways)NH

Flights NH7301 08:05 daily · NH7317 09:20 daily

Asiana AirlinesOZ

Flights OZ6308 varies daily

British AirwaysBA

Flights BA6435 13:56 daily · BA6431 18:06 We Th Fr Sa · BA6433 18:06 Mo Tu Su · BA6429 20:16 daily

Cathay PacificCX

Flights CX7945 08:52 daily · CX7931 18:06 daily · CX7927 20:16 daily

Copa AirlinesCM

Flights CM2517 14:24 Tu We Th Su · CM2516 15:15 Tu We Th Su · CM2521 17:45 Tu We Th Su · CM2518 20:10 daily

EmiratesEK

Flights EK6345 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5837 18:06 Mo We Fr Su · FJ5839 20:16 Mo We Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93381 10:56 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

ITA AirwaysAZ

Flights AZ4510 09:20 Tu Th · AZ4448 11:25 Th · AZ4481 13:07 Th Sa

Japan AirlinesJL

Flights JL5461 08:52 daily

LufthansaLH

Flights LH8951 varies daily · LH9223 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · LH8955 17:45 daily · LH9297 20:10 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF3760 08:52 Tu We Fr Su · QF3743 12:37 Tu We Fr Su

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR3417 08:52 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR2182 12:37 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR3349 13:56 Mo Tu Th Sa · QR4284 18:06 Mo We Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3738 07:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN4307 09:40 Mo Th Fr Su · WN4955 11:10 Tu We Sa · WN2808 13:25 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

Swiss International Air LinesLX

Flights LX3237 15:15 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · LX3273 17:45 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2322 06:15 daily · UA1791 09:38 Mo Th Fr Su · UA2309 11:20 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · UA1835 12:37 daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8433 08:05 daily · VA8437 09:20 daily · VA8583 11:25 Mo Th Fr Su · VA8434 13:07 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14UA2322cancelledCNX
11-13AA9328cancelledCNX
11-13AA9407cancelledCNX
11-13AC4236cancelledCNX
11-13AC4535cancelledCNX
11-13AC5053cancelledCNX
11-13AS1435cancelledCNX
11-13AS2453cancelledCNX
11-13BA6431cancelledCNX
11-13CX7931cancelledCNX
11-13FJ5837cancelledCNX
11-13LH9297cancelledCNX
11-13LX3237cancelledCNX
11-13NZ9583cancelledCNX
11-13OZ6308cancelledCNX
11-13QR2983cancelledCNX
11-13QR4284cancelledCNX
11-13UA1302cancelledCNX
11-13UA1763cancelledCNX
11-13UA2274departed+0
11-13UA2278cancelledCNX
11-13UA2322departed+0
11-13VA8436cancelledCNX
11-13VA8438cancelledCNX
11-13VA8439cancelledCNX
11-13WN3466cancelledCNX
11-12WN3738cancelledCNX

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 +283 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +62 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · WSW 10 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 53% 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 San Francisco route actually runs

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

Is SAN–SFO running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 9/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 and evening departures around 17:25 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 719 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 81–92 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–SFO fly?

22 carriers operate this route, around 502 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.