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.
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What actually flies ATL–SAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–SAN; the Airbus A321 was the most common aircraft at 52% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
354
April 2026
Seats
68,826
both directions
Passengers
57,251
both directions
Load factor
83.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–SAN?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–SAN in April 2026 (354 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
354 departures · 68,826 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.2%
Load
What plane flies ATL–SAN?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew 52% of ATL–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321
183 departures · 83.3% load
51.7% - Boeing 757-200
136 departures · 83.4% load
38.4% - Airbus A321neo
23 departures · 83.1% load
6.5% - Boeing 767-300
10 departures · 78.2% load
2.8% - Airbus A330-900
2 departures · 88.8% load
0.6%
How has ATL–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–SAN departures fell from 453 in May 2025 to 354 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
453 departures · 78,451 passengers
84.7%
Load
June 2025
442 departures · 79,465 passengers
89.5%
Load
July 2025
452 departures · 81,080 passengers
89.9%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ATL → SAN
81.7% full
178 departures · 28,286 passengers
SAN → ATL
84.7% full
176 departures · 28,965 passengers
Nonstop ATL–SAN traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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 April 2026, the Airbus A321 flew the largest share of departures (51.7%), followed by the Boeing 757-200 (38.4%).
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.
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