Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 4h 31m
Bearing
267° W
Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,861 miles (2,996 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CVG–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop CVG–SAN; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
22
May 2026
Seats
3,014
both directions
Passengers
2,620
both directions
Load factor
86.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CVG–SAN?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop CVG–SAN in May 2026 (22 departures).
- MX
22 departures · 3,014 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.9%
Load
What plane flies CVG–SAN?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of CVG–SAN departures.
- Airbus A220-300
22 departures · 86.9% load
100.0%
How has CVG–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop CVG–SAN departures fell from 27 in June 2025 to 22 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CVG–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
27 departures · 3,200 passengers
88.1%
Load
July 2025
28 departures · 3,455 passengers
90.1%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 3,123 passengers
87.7%
Load
September 2025
3 departures · 308 passengers
89.0%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
22 departures · 2,620 passengers
86.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CVG → SAN
86.2% full
11 departures · 1,299 passengers
SAN → CVG
87.7% full
11 departures · 1,321 passengers
Nonstop CVG–SAN traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Cincinnati / Covington
US
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
Coordinates
39.05°N, 84.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) from San Diego (SAN)?
CVG to SAN is 1,861 miles (2,996 km / 1,617 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CVG to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 1,861-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CVG–SAN?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CVG–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,861-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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