Flights Miami → San Juan
MIA → SJU
How long is the flight from Miami to San Juan?
The flight from Miami (MIA) to San Juan (SJU) takes 2h 13m 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 Miami to San Juan operates with a high frequency of 720 flights annually, using Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 757 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 73%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 19.3 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic with over 10 million passengers per year.
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 Juan (SJU) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 1634 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Juan: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to San Juan (SJU) heads south-east for about 1,682 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 13m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of MIA-SJU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Juan it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,634 tracked MIA-SJU flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.4% 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-SJU
The flight from Miami (MIA) to San Juan (SJU) takes 2h 13m 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 Miami (MIA) -> San Juan (SJU) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 1634 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-San Juan is 0.37% across 1634 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
