Flights Tucson → San Diego
TUS → SAN
How long is the flight from Tucson to San Diego?
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego (SAN) takes about 1h 10m. 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 Tucson to San Diego is operated by a Boeing 737-300 and has an on-time performance rate of 77%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 7.4 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1928, serves over 22 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 Tucson (TUS) → San Diego (SAN) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 390 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.5/100 (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 Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to San Diego: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego (SAN) heads west for about 591 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 10m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 50% of TUS-SAN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Diego it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 390 tracked TUS-SAN flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 13 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 TUS-SAN
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to San Diego (SAN) takes about 1h 10m. 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 Tucson (TUS) -> San Diego (SAN) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 390 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-San Diego is 0.00% across 390 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Diego, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
