SAN → ABQSan Diego to Albuquerque

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Albuquerque (ABQ): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,009 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Albuquerque. Updated 20 October 2026 at 07:08 UTC.

Today, SAN → ABQ

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 09:10 WN4131Southwest On scheduleGate 108 ABQ 11:55scheduled

Checked SAN board 23:39 · ABQ board 01:08

SAN San Diego busy · +25
ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +0
1,009 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 08:30–19:557x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live SAN and ABQ delay boards

Median arrival delay is +17 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+17 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 WN1338 08:30 Mo Th Fr · WN4865 varies Sa Su · WN4131 09:10 Tu We · WN3621 17:40 Tu We Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19WN1059dep +67 → arr+66
10-19WN1338dep +6 → arr+12
10-18WN3621arrived+17
10-18WN4865arrived+11

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
SANSan Diego +25 min busy 🌫 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
ABQAlbuquerque +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SE 4 kt Full ABQ delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ABQ: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Albuquerque route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to ABQ 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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How we measure this →

SAN to ABQ questions

Is SAN–ABQ running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SAN is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–ABQ?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 17:40 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ABQ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to ABQ?

Great-circle distance is 1,009 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–116 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–ABQ fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.