Las Vegas (LAS) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 19m
Bearing
207° SW
Las Vegas (LAS) to San Diego (SAN) is 259 miles (417 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAS–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 6 carriers flying nonstop LAS–SAN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 34% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
1,102
July 2026
Seats
147,523
both directions
Passengers
98,105
both directions
Load factor
66.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAS–SAN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAS–SAN departures in July 2026 (662), one of 6 carriers on the route.
- WN
662 departures · 106,616 seats
Share of departures60.1%64.0%
Load
- QX
316 departures · 24,016 seats
Share of departures28.7%70.3%
Load
- OO
63 departures · 4,434 seats
Share of departures5.7%72.6%
Load
- F9
58 departures · 11,896 seats
Share of departures5.3%77.8%
Load
- DL
2 departures · 383 seats
Share of departures0.2%81.7%
Load
- AS
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures0.1%91.0%
Load
What plane flies LAS–SAN?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 34% of LAS–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
379 departures · 70.6% load
34.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
269 departures · 56.4% load
24.4% - Boeing 737-700
243 departures · 73.0% load
22.1% - Boeing 737-800
150 departures · 66.5% load
13.6% - Airbus A320neo
24 departures · 83.1% load
2.2% - Airbus A321neo
19 departures · 72.7% load
1.7% - Airbus A321
9 departures · 69.3% load
0.8% - Airbus A320
8 departures · 89.3% load
0.7% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 91.0% load
0.1%
How has LAS–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop LAS–SAN departures fell from 1,304 in August 2025 to 1,102 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAS–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1,304 departures · 143,050 passengers
76.8%
Load
September 2025
1,213 departures · 127,829 passengers
74.4%
Load
October 2025
1,123 departures · 120,024 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
1,042 departures · 101,672 passengers
77.4%
Load
December 2025
1,095 departures · 107,036 passengers
77.5%
Load
January 2026
970 departures · 97,865 passengers
78.3%
Load
February 2026
905 departures · 91,299 passengers
80.0%
Load
March 2026
1,065 departures · 109,513 passengers
77.6%
Load
April 2026
1,037 departures · 98,402 passengers
71.1%
Load
May 2026
1,067 departures · 108,799 passengers
75.6%
Load
June 2026
1,064 departures · 95,064 passengers
66.6%
Load
July 2026
1,102 departures · 98,105 passengers
66.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAS → SAN
68.4% full
560 departures · 51,027 passengers
SAN → LAS
64.6% full
542 departures · 47,078 passengers
Nonstop LAS–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 Las Vegas (LAS) from San Diego (SAN)?
LAS to SAN is 259 miles (417 km / 225 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAS to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 259-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 19m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAS–SAN?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (34.4%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (24.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAS–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 259-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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