The flight time from Atlanta to San Diego is 4 hours, 31 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 10 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SAN San Diego, CA 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
96%
Delta
83%
Frontier
57%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to San Diego is 4 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 10 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to San Diego is 1892 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Diego to Atlanta
4 hours, 7 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 28m
Delta
4h 31m
Frontier
4h 38m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

41

Distance

1892 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
37
Frontier
2
Southwest
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from San Diego by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to San Diego by plane is 1892 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to San Diego?

The flight time from Atlanta to San Diego is 4 hours, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 10 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 4 hours, 28 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 4 hours, 38 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to San Diego?

Frontier, Southwest, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to San Diego.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to San Diego?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN). On average, they have 0 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta on time
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 250 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives San Diego 2 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to San Diego, Southwest is 96% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 96% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 96% 4% 0%
Delta 83% 17% 0%
Frontier 57% 42% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and San Diego, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 251 3 268
Delta 15 250 5 271
Frontier 19 251 5 278

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
3pm 0.38
7pm 0.24
12pm 0.02
2pm 0.05
10am 0.22
7am 0.01
6pm 0.13
10pm 0.3
1pm 0.58
9pm 0.65
11am 0.93
4pm 0.08
8am 0.98
9am 0.18
5pm 1.16
8pm 0

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to San Diego that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 147
February 129
March 153
April 151
May 175
June 198
July 235
August 217
September 202
October 188
November 177
December 190

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to San Diego that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.98
Tuesday 5.71
Wednesday 5.65
Thursday 5.96
Friday 5.92
Saturday 6.12
Sunday 6.23

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
Frontier 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
3pm 16 258 4 280
7pm 16 242 5 266
12pm 13 254 2 268
2pm 11 242 3 257
10am 17 235 7 267
7am 12 268 4 285
6pm 16 249 6 273
10pm 15 249 4 270
1pm 14 244 5 266
9pm 14 250 5 271
11am 14 249 5 270
4pm 15 262 5 283
8am 17 251 4 275
9am 15 242 6 269
5pm 16 250 5 273
8pm 10 277 4 291
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.