SFO → SANSan Francisco to San Diego

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to San Diego (SAN): 28 nonstop departures observed each week across 4 airlines. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 719 km, an estimated 1 hour 25 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and San Diego. Updated 18 October 2026 at 08:38 UTC.

Today, SFO → SAN

Sun 18 Oct · local times
AA9306American36 min late

The SFO board at 01:38 shows departure at 08:56 instead of 08:20, gate B10 (T1).

Later cancelled
0.6%of 26,715 past American flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AC5040 08:27Air Canada · then NZ9644 08:27, UA444 08:27
AS769Alaska Airlines36 min late

The SFO board at 01:38 shows departure at 08:56 instead of 08:20, gate B10 (T1).

Landing
10:42SAN board estimate · sched 10:06
Later cancelled
0.5%of 7,045 past Alaska Airlines flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
AC5040 08:27Air Canada · then NZ9644 08:27, UA444 08:27
Track AS769 →
  1. 06:50 WN3169Southwest On scheduleGate D1 · T2 SAN 08:25scheduled
  2. 07:00 AC4561Air Canada On scheduleGate E2 · T3 ·
  3. 07:00 UA1980United On scheduleGate E2 · T3 SAN 08:43scheduled
  4. 07:00 VA8430Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E2 · T3 ·
  5. 07:03 AA7408American On scheduleGate B7 · T1 ·
  6. 07:03 AS501Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B7 · T1 SAN 08:45scheduled
  7. 07:03 CX7926Cathay Pacific On scheduleGate B7 · T1 ·
  8. 07:03 QR4274Qatar On scheduleGate B7 · T1 ·
  9. 08:20 AA9306American Est. 08:56 +36Gate B10 · T1 ·
  10. 08:20 AS769Alaska Airlines Est. 08:56 +36Gate B10 · T1 SAN est. 10:42 +36sched 10:06
  11. 08:20 CX7928Cathay Pacific Est. 08:56 +36Gate B10 · T1 ·
  12. 08:20 JL5460Japan Airlines Est. 08:56 +36Gate B10 · T1 ·
  13. 08:27 AC5040Air Canada On scheduleGate D5 · T2 ·
  14. 08:27 NZ9644Air New Zealand On scheduleGate D5 · T2 ·
  15. 08:27 UA444United On scheduleGate D5 · T2 SAN 10:17scheduled
  16. 08:27 VA8429Virgin Australia On scheduleGate D5 · T2 ·
  17. 09:30 WN963Southwest On scheduleGate D1 · T2 SAN 11:05scheduled
  18. 10:35 AC5056Air Canada On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  19. 10:35 NZ9599Air New Zealand On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  20. 10:35 UA2177United On scheduleGate E8 · T3 SAN 12:18scheduled
  21. 10:35 VA8432Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E8 · T3 ·
  22. 10:35 WN2019Southwest On scheduleGate D6 · T2 SAN 12:15scheduled
  23. 10:40 AA7548American On scheduleGate B8 · T1 ·
  24. 10:40 AS740Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B8 · T1 SAN 12:23scheduled
  25. 11:22 F93382Frontier On scheduleT1 SAN 13:16scheduled
  26. 11:40 AA9412American On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  27. 11:40 AS3490Alaska Airlines On scheduleGate B3 · T1 SAN 13:28scheduled
  28. 11:40 BA6428British Airways On scheduleGate B3 · T1 ·
  29. 12:00 AC4218Air Canada On scheduleGate E12 · T3 ·
  30. 12:00 UA1257United On scheduleGate E12 · T3 ·
  31. 12:00 VA8569Virgin Australia On scheduleGate E12 · T3 ·

Checked SFO board 01:38 · SAN board 01:38

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
SAN San Diego smooth · +0
719 km · ~1h 25m est.
dep bank 06:25–22:4428x weekly
Running clean · 4 airlines · 28x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live SFO and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 25mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures28x4 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Alaska AirlinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesUnited 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 AS501 07:03 daily · AS769 08:20 daily · AS740 10:40 daily · AS3490 11:40 daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F93382 11:22 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3785 06:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN3169 06:50 Su · WN1892 07:40 Sa · WN3236 08:40 Mo Th Fr

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA1980 07:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · UA2260 08:27 Tu · UA444 08:27 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · UA2177 10:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17AC4292departed+0
10-17UA1389dep +0 → arr−15
10-17VA8426departed+0
10-16UA1389cancelledCNX

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 10 kt Full SFO delay board →
SANSan Diego +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SAN: 61% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +19 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 Francisco to San Diego route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO 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.

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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SFO to SAN questions

Is SFO–SAN 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 SFO–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:25 and evening departures around 18:05 from SFO. 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.

How long is the flight from SFO to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 719 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 81–92 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–SAN fly?

4 carriers operate this route, around 159 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.