Dallas (DAL) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 3h 10m
Bearing
275° W
Dallas (DAL) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,180 miles (1,899 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DAL–SAN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 49% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
286
July 2026
Seats
47,591
both directions
Passengers
40,098
both directions
Load factor
84.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–SAN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–SAN departures in July 2026 (285), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
285 departures · 47,405 seats
Share of departures99.7%84.5%
Load
- SY
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.3%24.2%
Load
What plane flies DAL–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 49% of DAL–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
139 departures · 85.3% load
48.6% - Boeing 737-800
82 departures · 82.4% load
28.7% - Boeing 737-700
65 departures · 84.3% load
22.7%
How has DAL–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–SAN departures rose from 238 in August 2025 to 286 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
238 departures · 30,426 passengers
82.5%
Load
September 2025
228 departures · 29,107 passengers
82.0%
Load
October 2025
275 departures · 36,815 passengers
78.1%
Load
November 2025
253 departures · 33,275 passengers
77.7%
Load
December 2025
273 departures · 37,096 passengers
79.2%
Load
January 2026
231 departures · 29,054 passengers
75.5%
Load
February 2026
242 departures · 31,804 passengers
78.3%
Load
March 2026
271 departures · 37,841 passengers
83.5%
Load
April 2026
259 departures · 34,917 passengers
83.5%
Load
May 2026
267 departures · 36,249 passengers
85.1%
Load
June 2026
268 departures · 39,941 passengers
90.0%
Load
July 2026
286 departures · 40,098 passengers
84.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SAN → DAL
83.5% full
144 departures · 19,499 passengers
DAL → SAN
85.0% full
142 departures · 20,599 passengers
Nonstop DAL–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from San Diego (SAN)?
DAL to SAN is 1,180 miles (1,899 km / 1,025 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 1,180-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (48.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,180-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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