Flights San Pedro Sula → Miami
SAP → MIA
How long is the flight from San Pedro Sula to Miami?
The flight from San Pedro Sula (SAP) to Miami (MIA) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects San Pedro Sula to Miami, utilizing a variety of aircraft including the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Embraer 190, and Airbus A319. The destination airport in Miami sees over 50 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports for this route.
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 Pedro Sula (SAP) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm).
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Pedro Sula (SAP) to Miami (MIA) heads north-east for about 1,397 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from San Pedro Sula on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of SAP-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked SAP-MIA flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 25 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) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating SAP-MIA
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Frequently asked questions about SAP-MIA
The flight from San Pedro Sula (SAP) to Miami (MIA) takes 1h 33m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Pedro Sula (SAP) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Pedro Sula-Miami is 0.00% across 14 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.
