DAL → SANDallas to San Diego

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to San Diego (SAN): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,898 km, an estimated 2 hours 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and San Diego. Updated 3 November 2026 at 11:40 UTC.

Today, DAL → SAN

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. · WN1475Southwest On schedule SAN est. 07:59sched 08:00
  2. · WN1695Southwest On schedule SAN 11:50scheduled

Checked DAL board 22:18 · SAN board 03:40

DAL Dallas heavy · +33
SAN San Diego smooth · +6
1,898 km · ~2h 56m est.
dep bank 06:05–21:5035x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 35x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 8 tracked DAL → SAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~2h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN1475 06:05 Mo Tu Su · WN1445 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN738 08:10 Mo Th Fr · WN2175 08:35 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02WN1475dep +6 → arr−13
11-02WN2175departed+23
11-02WN2375departed+48
11-02WN3715departed+40
11-011I217departed+41
11-01WN1475dep +6 → arr−8
11-01WN2175departed+24
11-01WN2375departed+62
11-01WN266departed+36
11-01WN3715departed+64
10-31WN2869departed+42
10-31WN3327departed+7
10-31WN943departed+6
10-30WN1202dep +18 → arr−12
10-30WN1319dep +10 → arr−10
10-30WN1445dep +8 → arr−9
10-30WN323departed+43
10-30WN738dep +9 → arr−13
10-29VJA360departed+56
10-29WN1202dep +24 → arr−10
10-29WN1319departed+47
10-29WN1445dep +15 → arr−11
10-29WN323departed+79

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
DALDallas +33 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 7 kt Full DAL delay board →
SANSan Diego +6 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 58% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +18 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL 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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Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DAL-SAN
How we measure this →

DAL to SAN questions

Is DAL–SAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:05 and evening departures around 17:50 from DAL. 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 DAL to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 1,898 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 164–193 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–SAN fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.