SAN → TUSSan Diego to Tucson

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Direct flights from San Diego (SAN) to Tucson (TUS): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 590 km, an estimated 1 hour 15 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Diego and Tucson. Updated 21 October 2026 at 02:41 UTC.

Today, SAN → TUS

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 09:05 WN3697Southwest Left 08:59 TUS est. 10:20In the air · sched 10:25
  2. 17:50 WN205Southwest Est. 18:00Departure not confirmed by the board TUS est. 19:10sched 19:15

Checked SAN board 19:41 · TUS board 15:33

SAN San Diego smooth · +0
TUS Tucson smooth · +0
590 km · ~1h 15m est.
dep bank 08:40–19:557x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SAN and TUS delay boards

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 15mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20WN3697dep −6 → arr−5
10-19WN1307dep +31 → arr+11
10-19WN3194dep −4 → arr−9

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 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →
TUSTucson +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full TUS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 57% 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 Tucson route actually runs

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

SAN to TUS questions

Is SAN–TUS 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–TUS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:40 and evening departures around 17:50 from SAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the TUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from SAN to TUS?

Great-circle distance is 590 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 72–81 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SAN–TUS 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.