Flights San Antonio → San Diego
SAT → SAN
How long is the flight from San Antonio to San Diego?
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to San Diego (SAN) takes about 2h 41m. 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
The flight route from San Antonio to San Diego has a 77% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 7.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 127 flights, connecting passengers between two historically significant airports that opened in 1942 and 1928 respectively, with the destination airport handling 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 San Antonio (SAT) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 351 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.9/100 (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 San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 1,814 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 41m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of SAT-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 351 tracked SAT-SAN flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAT-SAN
The flight from San Antonio (SAT) to San Diego (SAN) takes about 2h 41m. 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 San Antonio (SAT) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 351 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-San Diego is 0.00% across 351 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
