Flights Phoenix → San Diego
PHX → SAN
Route overview
The flight route from Phoenix to San Diego operates with an average on-time performance rate of 76%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11.2 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A320, Airbus A321, and Boeing 737-300 models, serving one of the busiest airports in the country, which opened in 1928 and currently 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 Phoenix (PHX) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2130 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 0.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.5/100 (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 Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 489 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Phoenix on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of PHX-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,130 tracked PHX-SAN flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 11 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) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHX-SAN
On the Phoenix (PHX) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 2130 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Phoenix-San Diego is 0.42% across 2130 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
