The flight time from San Antonio to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 10 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SAT San Antonio, TX 4 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 48 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
91%
Delta
90%
Southwest
82%
Spirit
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Antonio to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 48 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to San Antonio
2 hours, 48 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 6m
Delta
3h 10m
Spirit
3h 12m
American
3h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

41

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
6

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Antonio from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from San Antonio to Los Angeles 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 San Antonio to Los Angeles?

The flight time from San Antonio to Los Angeles is 3 hours, 10 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 48 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 6 minutes, and American the slowest taking 3 hours, 15 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Antonio to Los Angeles?

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

Does Southwest fly from San Antonio to Los Angeles?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Antonio (SAT) to Los Angeles (LAX). 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 San Antonio 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 168 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 7 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 San Antonio to Los Angeles, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 91% 9% 0%
Delta 90% 9% 1%
Southwest 82% 18% 0%
Spirit 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Antonio and Los Angeles, 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 10 167 9 186
Delta 13 165 10 190
Spirit 11 168 8 192
American 14 171 8 195

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
4pm 0.78
6pm 0.2
5am 0.04
8am 0.25
9am 0.01
10am 0.05
2pm 0.11
7pm 0.25
8pm 0.17
6am 0.91
11am 0.13
10pm 0.27
1pm 0.05
5pm 0.24
9pm 0.04
12pm 0.22
7am 0.9
3pm 1.28

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio to Los Angeles 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 164
February 159
March 187
April 181
May 185
June 198
July 194
August 189
September 167
October 189
November 171
December 182

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Antonio to Los Angeles 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 6.44
Tuesday 6.17
Wednesday 5.5
Thursday 5.96
Friday 6.48
Saturday 5.54
Sunday 5.56

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)
4pm 14 168 7 191
6pm 11 170 8 190
5am 12 177 6 196
8am 10 171 10 192
9am 7 180 5 194
10am 11 159 9 184
2pm 10 169 8 187
7pm 10 158 9 180
8pm 10 165 10 186
6am 12 166 10 189
11am 10 172 8 191
10pm 11 168 10 192
1pm 10 158 6 179
5pm 12 169 7 189
9pm 10 177 11 202
12pm 10 170 8 188
7am 13 164 9 188
3pm 14 171 9 195
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.