The flight time from San Diego to Atlanta is 4 hours, 9 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SAN San Diego, CA 1 minute early.
20 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 39 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
100%
Spirit
100%
Delta
85%
Southwest
84%
Alaska
66%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Diego to Atlanta is 4 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 39 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to San Diego
4 hours, 33 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Frontier
4h
Southwest
4h 7m
Delta
4h 8m
Spirit
4h 13m
Alaska
4h 20m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

46

Distance

1892 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
41
Alaska
4
Frontier
0
Southwest
0
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Diego from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from San Diego to Atlanta 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 San Diego to Atlanta?

The flight time from San Diego to Atlanta is 4 hours, 9 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 39 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Frontier being the fastest taking 4 hours, and Alaska the slowest taking 4 hours, 20 minutes.

What airlines fly from San Diego to Atlanta?

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

Does Southwest fly from San Diego to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Diego (SAN) to Atlanta (ATL). 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 San Diego 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 20 minutes
In the Air 219 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 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 San Diego to Atlanta, Delta is 85% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 100% 0% 0%
Spirit 100% 0% 0%
Delta 85% 14% 1%
Southwest 84% 16% 0%
Alaska 66% 32% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Diego and Atlanta, 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)
Frontier 18 209 13 240
Southwest 14 225 7 247
Delta 20 218 7 248
Spirit 16 228 9 253
Alaska 24 223 9 260

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
2pm 0.73
8am 0.28
9pm 0.42
3pm 0.01
12pm 0.54
6am 0.99
7am 0.89
9am 0.49
10pm 0.97
1pm 0.25
4pm 0.02
11am 0.96

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego to Atlanta 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 143
February 142
March 172
April 171
May 213
June 241
July 239
August 229
September 215
October 230
November 221
December 208

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego to Atlanta 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 6.92
Tuesday 6.25
Wednesday 6.12
Thursday 6.73
Friday 6.83
Saturday 6.71
Sunday 7.06

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
Alaska 0
Frontier 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)
2pm 18 214 9 244
8am 23 214 8 252
9pm 18 216 6 243
3pm 12 200 6 222
12pm 22 221 9 255
6am 23 219 7 249
7am 19 221 7 248
9am 23 225 9 259
10pm 18 217 6 241
1pm 20 227 10 258
4pm 13 231 5 248
11am 22 218 8 251
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.