The flight time from Los Angeles to San Antonio is 2 hours, 45 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 24 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SAT San Antonio, TX 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
86%
Delta
82%
Spirit
80%
Southwest
68%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to San Antonio is 2 hours, 45 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 24 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to San Antonio is 1211 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Antonio to Los Angeles
3 hours, 8 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 42m
Delta
2h 45m
Spirit
2h 45m
American
2h 48m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

39

Distance

1211 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
13
American
12
Southwest
9
Spirit
3

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from San Antonio by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to San Antonio by plane is 1211 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to San Antonio?

The flight time from Los Angeles to San Antonio is 2 hours, 45 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 24 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 42 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 48 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to San Antonio?

American, Delta, Southwest, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to San Antonio.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to San Antonio?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Antonio (SAT). On average, they have 9 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 Los Angeles 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 144 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives San Antonio 5 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 Los Angeles to San Antonio, Southwest is 68% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 68% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 86% 14% 0%
Delta 82% 17% 1%
Spirit 80% 20% 0%
Southwest 68% 31% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles and San Antonio, 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 14 144 3 162
Delta 15 143 5 165
Spirit 13 145 5 165
American 16 147 4 168

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
7pm 0.24
3pm 0.1
4pm 0.11
11am 0.15
1pm 0.06
12pm 0.08
10am 0.67
8am 0.64
2pm 0.1
7am 0.22
9am 1.13
5pm 0.59
6am 0.07
6pm 1.47

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to San Antonio 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 128
March 147
April 142
May 186
June 197
July 205
August 203
September 169
October 188
November 172
December 181

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to San Antonio 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 6.08
Tuesday 5.54
Wednesday 5.56
Thursday 6.13
Friday 6.19
Saturday 4.54
Sunday 5.67

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 0
American 0
Southwest 0
Spirit 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)
7pm 15 143 4 163
3pm 13 147 4 166
4pm 13 145 6 165
11am 13 145 4 165
1pm 11 138 3 155
12pm 14 147 5 166
10am 17 151 4 174
8am 15 144 4 164
2pm 14 142 4 161
7am 15 149 4 168
9am 16 144 5 167
5pm 13 143 4 162
6am 21 151 3 177
6pm 15 143 4 164
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.