Flights Miami → San Salvador
MIA → SAL
Route overview
The flight route from Miami to San Salvador is operated using a mix of aircraft including the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and Embraer 190. The destination airport in San Salvador has been operational since 1979 and currently handles approximately 3,442,739 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 Salvador (SAL) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 8 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Salvador the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Salvador: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to San Salvador (SAL) heads south-west for about 1,651 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 29m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of MIA-SAL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Salvador it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 8 tracked MIA-SAL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating MIA-SAL
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-SAL
On the Miami (MIA) -> San Salvador (SAL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 8 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-San Salvador is 0.00% across 8 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
