Flights Miami → San Diego
MIA → SAN
How long is the flight from Miami to San Diego?
The flight from Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN) takes about 4h 58m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
This flight route operates from Miami to San Diego, utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With a total of 178 flights recorded and an on-time performance rate of 75%, the average delay is approximately 12.8 minutes. The destination airport in San Diego, which opened in 1928, serves 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 Miami (MIA) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 438 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 3,643 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 58m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 55% of MIA-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 438 tracked MIA-SAN flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 0.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-SAN
The flight from Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN) takes about 4h 58m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Miami (MIA) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 438 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-San Diego is 0.23% across 438 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Diego, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
