Kalispell (FCA) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 2h 58m
Bearing
189° S
Kalispell (FCA) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,087 miles (1,749 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FCA–SAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn August 2025, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FCA–SAN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
22
August 2025
Seats
1,672
both directions
Passengers
1,486
both directions
Load factor
88.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FCA–SAN?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FCA–SAN in August 2025 (22 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
22 departures · 1,672 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.9%
Load
What plane flies FCA–SAN?
In August 2025, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of FCA–SAN departures.
- Embraer E175
22 departures · 88.9% load
100.0%
How has FCA–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop FCA–SAN departures held steady at about 22 a month between June 2025 and August 2025.
Monthly nonstop FCA–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through August 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
22 departures · 1,392 passengers
83.3%
Load
July 2025
36 departures · 2,460 passengers
89.9%
Load
August 2025
22 departures · 1,486 passengers
88.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FCA → SAN
94.0% full
11 departures · 786 passengers
SAN → FCA
83.7% full
11 departures · 700 passengers
Nonstop FCA–SAN traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through August 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Kalispell (FCA) from San Diego (SAN)?
FCA to SAN is 1,087 miles (1,749 km / 945 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FCA to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 1,087-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FCA–SAN?
In August 2025, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FCA–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,087-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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