Flights Atlanta → San Diego
ATL → SAN
How long is the flight from Atlanta to San Diego?
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN) takes 4h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Atlanta to San Diego operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of only 5.7 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 529 flights on this route using Boeing 737-900 and Boeing 767-300 aircraft, serving San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928 and currently handles over 22 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Atlanta (ATL) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1295 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 3,038 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 5m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of ATL-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,295 tracked ATL-SAN flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 82% | 19 min | 5.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-SAN
The flight from Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN) takes 4h 5m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 1295 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-San Diego is 0.39% across 1295 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
