Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 5h 20m
Bearing
291° W
Miami (MIA) to San Diego (SAN) is 2,263 miles (3,643 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MIA–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, American Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop MIA–SAN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 78% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
125
July 2026
Seats
21,400
both directions
Passengers
18,887
both directions
Load factor
88.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MIA–SAN?
American Airlines operated the most nonstop MIA–SAN departures in July 2026 (124), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- AA
124 departures · 21,328 seats
Share of departures99.2%88.2%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.8%98.6%
Load
What plane flies MIA–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 78% of MIA–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
97 departures · 87.7% load
77.6% - Boeing 737-800
27 departures · 90.0% load
21.6% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 98.6% load
0.8%
How has MIA–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop MIA–SAN departures rose from 62 in August 2025 to 125 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MIA–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 11,419 passengers
94.2%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 9,892 passengers
88.0%
Load
October 2025
113 departures · 17,446 passengers
84.2%
Load
November 2025
117 departures · 18,741 passengers
87.3%
Load
December 2025
91 departures · 14,883 passengers
90.4%
Load
January 2026
115 departures · 18,071 passengers
86.5%
Load
February 2026
111 departures · 16,395 passengers
83.6%
Load
March 2026
124 departures · 19,059 passengers
89.4%
Load
April 2026
120 departures · 18,096 passengers
87.7%
Load
May 2026
126 departures · 17,893 passengers
82.6%
Load
June 2026
117 departures · 18,539 passengers
92.1%
Load
July 2026
125 departures · 18,887 passengers
88.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MIA → SAN
90.6% full
63 departures · 9,723 passengers
SAN → MIA
85.9% full
62 departures · 9,164 passengers
Nonstop MIA–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 Miami (MIA) from San Diego (SAN)?
MIA to SAN is 2,263 miles (3,643 km / 1,967 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MIA to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 2,263-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MIA–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (77.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (21.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying MIA–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,263-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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