Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → San Diego
DFW → SAN
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to San Diego operates with a fleet of aircraft including Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Boeing 757, and Airbus A319. With an on-time performance rate of 70%, the flights experience an average delay of 17.7 minutes, based on a total of 843 recorded flights. San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928, serves as the destination for this route and 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.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 1130 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 1,880 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 46m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of DFW-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,130 tracked DFW-SAN flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-SAN
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 1130 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-San Diego is 0.97% across 1130 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Spirit 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.
