Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 4h 35m
Bearing
277° W
Atlanta (ATL) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,888 miles (3,038 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies ATL–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop ATL–SAN; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
388
July 2026
Seats
74,612
both directions
Passengers
67,746
both directions
Load factor
90.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ATL–SAN?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop ATL–SAN departures in July 2026 (387), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- DL
387 departures · 74,433 seats
Share of departures99.7%90.8%
Load
- UA
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures0.3%76.5%
Load
What plane flies ATL–SAN?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 67% of ATL–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
259 departures · 89.9% load
66.8% - Airbus A321neo
66 departures · 93.2% load
17.0% - Boeing 757-300
60 departures · 92.2% load
15.5% - Boeing 757-200
2 departures · 87.9% load
0.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 76.5% load
0.3%
How has ATL–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–SAN departures fell from 452 in August 2025 to 388 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
452 departures · 76,597 passengers
86.6%
Load
September 2025
434 departures · 75,269 passengers
86.4%
Load
October 2025
465 departures · 77,495 passengers
87.1%
Load
November 2025
429 departures · 69,613 passengers
86.4%
Load
December 2025
422 departures · 68,864 passengers
86.2%
Load
January 2026
405 departures · 63,735 passengers
79.5%
Load
February 2026
329 departures · 56,033 passengers
87.8%
Load
March 2026
367 departures · 61,209 passengers
86.3%
Load
April 2026
354 departures · 57,251 passengers
83.2%
Load
May 2026
370 departures · 61,697 passengers
84.7%
Load
June 2026
356 departures · 62,273 passengers
90.9%
Load
July 2026
388 departures · 67,746 passengers
90.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SAN → ATL
91.9% full
196 departures · 34,592 passengers
ATL → SAN
89.7% full
192 departures · 33,154 passengers
Nonstop ATL–SAN traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from San Diego (SAN)?
ATL to SAN is 1,888 miles (3,038 km / 1,640 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 1,888-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–SAN?
In July 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (66.8%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (17.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,888-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from ATL
Popular long-haul routes