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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop LAS–SAN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 35% of departures; flights ran 71% full.
Departures
1,037
April 2026
Seats
138,428
both directions
Passengers
98,402
both directions
Load factor
71.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAS–SAN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAS–SAN departures in April 2026 (624), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
624 departures · 99,396 seats
Share of departures60.2%69.3%
Load
- QX
Horizon Air
238 departures · 18,088 seats
Share of departures23.0%76.4%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
120 departures · 8,802 seats
Share of departures11.6%70.0%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
54 departures · 11,962 seats
Share of departures5.2%78.7%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 180 seats
Share of departures0.1%97.2%
Load
What plane flies LAS–SAN?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 35% of LAS–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
358 departures · 74.3% load
34.5% - Boeing 737-700
258 departures · 79.7% load
24.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
235 departures · 63.5% load
22.7% - Boeing 737-800
131 departures · 63.4% load
12.6% - Airbus A321neo
30 departures · 78.3% load
2.9% - Airbus A320neo
15 departures · 87.4% load
1.5% - Airbus A321
8 departures · 66.1% load
0.8% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 90.3% load
0.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 97.2% load
0.1%
How has LAS–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop LAS–SAN departures fell from 1,329 in May 2025 to 1,037 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAS–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1,329 departures · 135,444 passengers
74.2%
Load
June 2025
1,277 departures · 136,046 passengers
77.1%
Load
July 2025
1,271 departures · 139,785 passengers
80.3%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SAN → LAS
71.7% full
520 departures · 49,561 passengers
LAS → SAN
70.5% full
517 departures · 48,841 passengers
Nonstop LAS–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
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 April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (34.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (24.9%).
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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