SAN → DFWSan Diego to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 80% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,880 km, an estimated 2 hours 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 21 October 2026 at 00:57 UTC.

Today, SAN → DFW

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 16:26 AA2361American Left 16:21 DFW est. 21:21In the air · sched 21:38
  2. 17:50 AS689Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate 49 DFW est. 22:57sched 22:55
  3. 18:45 AA2266American On scheduleGate 35 DFW est. 23:54 +6sched 23:48
  4. · AA1055 Departed Landed 12:49 −24
  5. · AA1770 Departed Landed 19:25 +15
  6. · AA2009 Departed Landed 17:12 −20
  7. · AA2034 Departed Landed 16:48 +20
  8. · AA638 On schedule DFW 20:20scheduled

Checked SAN board 17:36 · DFW board 19:57

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,880 km · ~2h 55m est.
dep bank 06:20–18:4518x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 5 operated SAN → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~2h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesAmerican AirlinesFrontier 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
Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS545 09:10 daily · AS689 17:50 daily

American AirlinesAA80% on time

Flights AA2535 06:20 daily · AA373 07:15 daily · AA1055 08:00 daily · AA2687 10:00 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91426 09:34 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20AA1055arrived−24
10-20AA1770arrived+15
10-20AA2009arrived−20
10-20AA2034arrived+20
10-20AA2361dep −5 → arr−17

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 5 kt Full SAN delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ESE 6 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 52% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +20 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 Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SAN to DFW 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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SAN to DFW questions

Is SAN–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:20 and evening departures around 17:50 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,880 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 163–191 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–DFW fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 88 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.