Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to San Diego (SAN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,806 km, an estimated 5 hours 23 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and San Diego. Updated 16 October 2026 at 18:59 UTC.
The PHL board at 14:59 shows departure at 21:00 instead of 20:00, gate B8 (TB).
Checked PHL board 14:59 · SAN board 11:59
route health from live PHL and SAN delay boards
Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at PHL and SAN: 64% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +32 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PHL 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Philadelphia (PHL) to San Diego (SAN) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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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.
Operators schedule evening departures around 20:00 from PHL. 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.
Great-circle distance is 3,806 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 299–356 min gate-to-gate on this route.
American Airlines runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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