SAN → PHLSan Diego to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Philadelphia (PHL): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 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 San Diego and Philadelphia. Updated 5 November 2026 at 16:36 UTC.

Today, SAN → PHL

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 06:20 AA2595American Left 06:10 PHL est. 14:30In the air · sched 14:34
  2. 09:18 AA1633American On scheduleGate 27 PHL est. 17:28sched 17:35

Checked SAN board 08:07 · PHL board 11:36

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
3,806 km · ~5h 23m est.
dep bank 06:20–21:3034x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 34x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 20 tracked SAN → PHL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 20 arrivals
Flight time~5h 23mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American 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
American AirlinesAA100% on time

Flights AA2093 06:20 daily · AA2595 06:20 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA1633 09:18 Mo Tu We Th Su · AA433 09:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05AA2595departed−10
11-04AA1236dep −10 → arr−39
11-04AA1633dep −7 → arr−24
11-04AA2595dep −7 → arr−36
11-03AA1633arrived+10
11-03AA2595arrived−12
11-02AA1236dep −8 → arr−21
11-02AA1633dep −1 → arr+9
11-02AA2595dep −4 → arr−10
11-01AA1236dep −8 → arr−3
11-01AA1633dep −1 → arr−20
11-01AA2595dep −2 → arr−16
10-31AA2093dep −9 → arr−26
10-31AA433dep −4 → arr−37
10-30AA1844dep −11 → arr−12
10-30AA2093dep −5 → arr−32
10-30AA433dep −12 → arr−34
10-29AA1844dep −11 → arr−29
10-29AA2093dep −5 → arr−20
10-29AA433dep −4 → arr−32
10-28AA1844arrived−26

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 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 10 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SAN: a 55% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +17 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Diego to Philadelphia route actually runs

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

Is SAN–PHL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on SAN–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:20 and evening departures around 21:25 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to PHL?

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.

How often does SAN–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 34 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.