Flights San Diego → Atlanta
SAN → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from San Diego to Atlanta, which operates with a fleet of Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 737-900 aircraft, has an on-time performance rate of 90%, with the average delay being just 8 minutes. The origin airport in San Diego, one of the oldest airports in the United States dating back to 1928, connects to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which serves over 108 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 Diego (SAN) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 671 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 3,038 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 13m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 58% of SAN-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 671 tracked SAN-ATL flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAN-ATL
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 671 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Atlanta is 0.30% across 671 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch 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.
