Flights San Diego → San Antonio
SAN → SAT
Route overview
This flight route connects San Diego to San Antonio, with an average on-time performance rate of 75%. Over the past year, it has seen a total of 127 flights, each experiencing an average delay of 11.1 minutes. The origin airport in San Diego opened in 1928 and the destination airport in San Antonio was established in 1942; the latter currently handles nearly nine 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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 168 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio 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 San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to San Antonio (SAT) heads east for about 1,814 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 41m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of SAN-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 168 tracked SAN-SAT flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 11 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) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAN-SAT
On the San Diego (SAN) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 168 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-San Antonio is 0.00% across 168 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.
