CMH → SANColumbus to San Diego

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Direct flights from Columbus (CMH) to San Diego (SAN): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,154 km, an estimated 4 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Columbus and San Diego. Updated 23 October 2026 at 14:40 UTC.

Today, CMH → SAN

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 10:00 WN1271Southwest On schedule SAN est. 11:09sched 11:45

Checked CMH board 09:02 · SAN board 07:40

CMH Columbus smooth · +5
SAN San Diego heavy · +54
3,154 km · ~4h 33m est.
dep bank 10:00–10:254x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
59 / 100

route health from live CMH and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~4h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1271 10:00 Mo Th Fr · WN2785 10:25 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22WN1271arrived−32
10-19WN1271dep +72 → arr+58
10-18WN2785dep +2 → arr−10
10-16WN1271dep −2 → arr−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CMHColumbus +5 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 3 kt Full CMH delay board →
SANSan Diego +54 min heavy ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 5 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 43% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Columbus to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CMH to SAN flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search — Columbus (CMH) to San Diego (SAN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CMH-SAN
How we measure this →

CMH to SAN questions

Is CMH–SAN running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 59/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CMH–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:00 from CMH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CMH to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 3,154 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 253–300 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CMH–SAN fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.