Everett (PAE) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 2h 58m
Bearing
164° S
Everett (PAE) to San Diego (SAN) is 1,081 miles (1,740 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies PAE–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Horizon Air was the only carrier flying nonstop PAE–SAN; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
4,636
both directions
Passengers
3,953
both directions
Load factor
85.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PAE–SAN?
Horizon Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop PAE–SAN in May 2026 (61 departures).
- QX
61 departures · 4,636 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.3%
Load
What plane flies PAE–SAN?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of PAE–SAN departures.
- Embraer E175
61 departures · 85.3% load
100.0%
How has PAE–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop PAE–SAN departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 61 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PAE–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 4,121 passengers
90.4%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 4,347 passengers
92.3%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 4,315 passengers
91.6%
Load
September 2025
58 departures · 3,399 passengers
77.1%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 4,011 passengers
88.0%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 3,744 passengers
84.9%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 4,265 passengers
90.5%
Load
January 2026
61 departures · 3,974 passengers
85.7%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 3,907 passengers
91.8%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 4,097 passengers
89.8%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 3,744 passengers
84.9%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 3,953 passengers
85.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PAE → SAN
83.0% full
31 departures · 1,956 passengers
SAN → PAE
87.6% full
30 departures · 1,997 passengers
Nonstop PAE–SAN traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Everett (PAE) from San Diego (SAN)?
PAE to SAN is 1,081 miles (1,740 km / 940 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PAE to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 1,081-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PAE–SAN?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PAE–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,081-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Popular long-haul routes