Los Angeles (LAX) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 01m
Bearing
140° SE
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Diego (SAN) is 109 miles (176 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–SAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop LAX–SAN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 74% of departures; flights ran 59% full.
Departures
426
April 2026
Seats
42,017
both directions
Passengers
24,805
both directions
Load factor
59.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–SAN?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–SAN departures in April 2026 (317), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
317 departures · 23,036 seats
Share of departures74.4%67.5%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
101 departures · 17,715 seats
Share of departures23.7%50.4%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
3 departures · 470 seats
Share of departures0.7%0.0%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
3 departures · 440 seats
Share of departures0.7%0.0%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
2 departures · 356 seats
Share of departures0.5%96.1%
Load
What plane flies LAX–SAN?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 74% of LAX–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
317 departures · 67.5% load
74.4% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
49 departures · 51.1% load
11.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
26 departures · 51.8% load
6.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
19 departures · 47.0% load
4.5% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 46.2% load
2.8% - Boeing 757-200
3 departures · 0.0% load
0.7%
How has LAX–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–SAN departures fell from 463 in May 2025 to 426 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
463 departures · 24,226 passengers
70.5%
Load
June 2025
416 departures · 22,365 passengers
73.0%
Load
July 2025
424 departures · 22,488 passengers
72.1%
Load
August 2025
432 departures · 20,672 passengers
64.0%
Load
September 2025
431 departures · 22,369 passengers
67.2%
Load
October 2025
440 departures · 24,218 passengers
69.3%
Load
November 2025
359 departures · 19,614 passengers
70.1%
Load
December 2025
396 departures · 23,057 passengers
74.2%
Load
January 2026
411 departures · 21,772 passengers
64.8%
Load
February 2026
381 departures · 20,524 passengers
68.7%
Load
March 2026
409 departures · 25,357 passengers
66.5%
Load
April 2026
426 departures · 24,805 passengers
59.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → SAN
54.4% full
214 departures · 11,429 passengers
SAN → LAX
63.7% full
212 departures · 13,376 passengers
Nonstop LAX–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from San Diego (SAN)?
LAX to SAN is 109 miles (176 km / 95 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 109-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–SAN?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (74.4%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 9 (11.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 109-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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