Monterey (MRY) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 33m
Bearing
134° SE
Monterey (MRY) to San Diego (SAN) is 375 miles (604 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MRY–SAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MRY–SAN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
120
April 2026
Seats
9,120
both directions
Passengers
7,369
both directions
Load factor
80.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MRY–SAN?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MRY–SAN in April 2026 (120 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
120 departures · 9,120 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.8%
Load
What plane flies MRY–SAN?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of MRY–SAN departures.
- Embraer E175
120 departures · 80.8% load
100.0%
How has MRY–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop MRY–SAN departures fell from 121 in May 2025 to 120 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop MRY–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
121 departures · 7,344 passengers
79.9%
Load
June 2025
117 departures · 7,083 passengers
79.7%
Load
July 2025
115 departures · 6,809 passengers
77.9%
Load
August 2025
124 departures · 7,043 passengers
74.7%
Load
September 2025
117 departures · 6,601 passengers
74.2%
Load
October 2025
119 departures · 7,097 passengers
78.5%
Load
November 2025
115 departures · 6,575 passengers
75.2%
Load
December 2025
98 departures · 5,826 passengers
78.2%
Load
January 2026
115 departures · 6,121 passengers
70.0%
Load
February 2026
109 departures · 6,787 passengers
81.9%
Load
March 2026
120 departures · 7,671 passengers
84.1%
Load
April 2026
120 departures · 7,369 passengers
80.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MRY → SAN
81.2% full
60 departures · 3,704 passengers
SAN → MRY
80.4% full
60 departures · 3,665 passengers
Nonstop MRY–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 Monterey (MRY) from San Diego (SAN)?
MRY to SAN is 375 miles (604 km / 326 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MRY to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 375-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MRY–SAN?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MRY–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 375-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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