Flights Las Vegas → San Diego
LAS → SAN
Route overview
The flight route from Las Vegas to San Diego operates with a high frequency of 1,511 total flights and features an on-time performance rate of 75%, with an average delay time of 11.5 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, and Boeing 737-300, serving San Diego International Airport, which has been in operation since 1928 and handles over twenty-two 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 Las Vegas (LAS) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Spirit Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2082 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.7/100 (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 Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to San Diego (SAN) heads south-west for about 417 km, a flight time of roughly 56m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 46% of LAS-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,082 tracked LAS-SAN flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAS-SAN
On the Las Vegas (LAS) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 2082 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-San Diego is 0.58% across 2082 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Spirit 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.
