Flights San Salvador → Miami
SAL → MIA
How long is the flight from San Salvador to Miami?
The flight from San Salvador (SAL) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 14m 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 Salvador, where the airport opened in 1979, to Miami, a major travel hub with over 50 million passengers annually. The journey is operated using a mix of aircraft types including Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Airbus A319, and Embraer 190, providing reliable service between the two cities.
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 Salvador (SAL) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -1 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.1/100 (medium), 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). Departing from San Salvador the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Salvador (SAL) to Miami (MIA) heads north-east for about 1,651 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 14m.
Departures from San Salvador on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of SAL-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Salvador the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked SAL-MIA flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of -1 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about SAL-MIA
The flight from San Salvador (SAL) to Miami (MIA) takes 2h 14m 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 Salvador (SAL) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of -1 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Salvador-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.
