Omaha (OMA) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 3h 25m
Bearing
250° W
Omaha (OMA) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,311 miles (2,109 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies OMA–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop OMA–SAN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
43
July 2026
Seats
7,259
both directions
Passengers
5,589
both directions
Load factor
77.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies OMA–SAN?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop OMA–SAN in July 2026 (43 departures).
- WN
43 departures · 7,259 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.0%
Load
What plane flies OMA–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 53% of OMA–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
23 departures · 80.9% load
53.5% - Boeing 737-800
13 departures · 65.0% load
30.2% - Boeing 737-700
7 departures · 88.8% load
16.3%
How has OMA–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop OMA–SAN departures rose from 2 in August 2025 to 43 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop OMA–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
2 departures · 324 passengers
91.8%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
10 departures · 1,420 passengers
81.1%
Load
December 2025
22 departures · 3,115 passengers
80.9%
Load
January 2026
6 departures · 833 passengers
79.3%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
11 departures · 1,501 passengers
78.1%
Load
April 2026
8 departures · 801 passengers
57.2%
Load
May 2026
11 departures · 1,017 passengers
53.4%
Load
June 2026
41 departures · 5,811 passengers
84.3%
Load
July 2026
43 departures · 5,589 passengers
77.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SAN → OMA
81.6% full
22 departures · 3,048 passengers
OMA → SAN
72.1% full
21 departures · 2,541 passengers
Nonstop OMA–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).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Omaha (OMA) from San Diego (SAN)?
OMA to SAN is 1,311 miles (2,109 km / 1,139 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from OMA to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 1,311-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies OMA–SAN?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (53.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying OMA–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,311-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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