Southwest AirlinesWN43% on time
live
Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to St Louis (STL): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 43% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 26 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,501 km, an estimated 3 hours 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and St Louis. Updated 2 November 2026 at 06:28 UTC.
Today, SAN → STL
Sun 1 Nov · local times- 13:40 WN1316Southwest Left 14:32 +52 Landed 22:29 +199
Checked SAN board 22:32 · STL board 00:28
SAN
San Diego
heavy · +40
STL
St Louis
busy · +21
2,501 km · ~3h 42m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
43% on time
of the last 7 tracked SAN → STL flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +26 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+26 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~3h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Southwest 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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 55% 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 →
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How the San Diego to St Louis route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to STL 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 STL questions
Is SAN–STL running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 59/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SAN to STL?
Great-circle distance is 2,501 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 207–244 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SAN–STL fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SAN and arrival-side delay at STL, 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.
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