SFO → SANSan Francisco to San Diego

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN): 223 nonstop departures observed each week across 13 airlines. The median arrival is 4 minutes early. 1 of the 15 tracked flights was 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 Francisco and San Diego. Updated 4 November 2026 at 08:14 UTC.

Today, SFO → SAN

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 07:04 AA9341American On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  2. 07:04 AS1450Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B3 · T1 SAN 08:42scheduled
  3. 07:04 CX7926Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  4. 07:04 QR3422Qatar On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  5. 08:20 AA9306American On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  6. 08:20 AS2358Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate C1 · T1 SAN 09:57scheduled
  7. 08:20 CX7928Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  8. 08:20 JL5460Japan Airlines On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  9. 08:20 QR8795Qatar On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  10. 08:30 AC5040Air Canada On scheduleGate E10 · T3 ·
  11. 08:30 NZ9584Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E10 · T3 ·
  12. 08:30 UA444United On scheduleGate E10 · T3 SAN 10:12scheduled
  13. 08:30 VA8429Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E10 · T3 ·
  14. 09:25 WN3086Southwest On scheduleGate D4 · T2 SAN 11:10scheduled
  15. 10:15 AC5056Air Canada On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  16. 10:15 NZ9599Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  17. 10:15 UA2177United On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  18. 10:15 VA8432Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E7 · T3 ·
  19. 10:29 AA7548American On scheduleGate B6 · T1 ·
  20. 10:29 AS586Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B6 · T1 ·
  21. 10:29 QR3312Qatar On scheduleGate B6 · T1 ·
  22. 11:53 AA9412American On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  23. 11:53 AS3490Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  24. 11:53 BA6430British Airways On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  25. 11:53 CX7912Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  26. 11:53 QR8796Qatar On scheduleGate C1 · T1 ·
  27. 12:00 WN4804Southwest On scheduleGate D3 · T2 ·
  28. 12:05 AC4063Air Canada On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  29. 12:05 CA7335Air China On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  30. 12:05 NH7316ANA (All Nippon Airways) On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  31. 12:05 UA1257United On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·
  32. 12:05 VA8569Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D16 · T2 ·

Checked SFO board 00:14 · SAN board 23:33

SFO San Francisco smooth · +1
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
719 km · ~1h 25m est.
dep bank 06:25–22:42223x weekly
Under pressure · 13 airlines · 223x weekly · nonstop
56 / 100

route health from live SFO and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −4 min. 1 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−4 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~1h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures223x13 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled6.7%recent route rate · 1 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air ChinaAir New ZealandAlaska AirlinesANA (All Nippon 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
Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7335 varies We Sa

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9584 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS1450 07:04 Mo Tu We Su · AS2358 08:20 Mo Tu We Su · AS769 08:20 daily · AS586 varies Mo Tu We Su

ANA (All Nippon Airways)NH

Flights NH7300 varies daily

British AirwaysBA

Flights BA6428 varies daily

Cathay PacificCX

Flights CX7926 varies daily

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5838 varies Mo We Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93382 varies daily

ITA AirwaysAZ

Flights AZ4504 varies Tu We Th Fr Sa

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF3741 varies Mo Tu Th Sa · QF3748 varies Mo Tu Th Sa Su

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR4274 07:03 We Fr Su · QR8796 varies We

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3785 06:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN3853 06:50 Mo Su · WN3236 08:40 Mo Th Fr · WN3086 varies Mo Tu We Su

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1980 07:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · UA444 08:30 daily · UA2177 10:15 daily · UA1257 12:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AA7441departed−3
11-03AA7548departed+8
11-03AA9306departed+3
11-03AA9340departed+91
11-03AA9341departed−7
11-03AA9412departed+155
11-03AC4063departed−4
11-03AC4536departed+69
11-03AS2358arrived−4
11-03CM2510departed+69
11-03UA1257arrived−3
11-03UA794departed+69
11-03VA8428departed+69
11-03WN3388cancelledCNX
11-03WN4513arrived−22

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
SFOSan Francisco +1 min smooth ⛅ overcast · ENE 12 kt Full SFO delay board →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 5 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 66% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +24 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to San Diego route actually runs

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

Pro Flight Search: San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SFO-SAN
How we measure this →

SFO to SAN questions

Is SFO–SAN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 56/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SFO–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:25 and evening departures around 18:15 from SFO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SFO to SAN?

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 SFO–SAN fly?

13 carriers operate this route, around 223 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.