Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 24m
Bearing
262° W
Phoenix (PHX) to San Diego (SAN) is 304 miles (489 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PHX–SAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 8 carriers flying nonstop PHX–SAN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 24% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
1,137
April 2026
Seats
166,431
both directions
Passengers
120,452
both directions
Load factor
72.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies PHX–SAN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop PHX–SAN departures in April 2026 (550), one of 8 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
550 departures · 86,598 seats
Share of departures48.4%72.6%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
292 departures · 50,350 seats
Share of departures25.7%74.1%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
135 departures · 10,260 seats
Share of departures11.9%69.3%
Load
- QX
Horizon Air
96 departures · 7,296 seats
Share of departures8.4%67.3%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
59 departures · 11,502 seats
Share of departures5.2%69.9%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
3 departures · 216 seats
Share of departures0.3%0.0%
Load
- LF
Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
1 departures · 30 seats
Share of departures0.1%0.0%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures0.1%96.1%
Load
What plane flies PHX–SAN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 24% of PHX–SAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
268 departures · 72.0% load
23.6% - Boeing 737-700
254 departures · 79.0% load
22.3% - Embraer E175
231 departures · 68.5% load
20.3% - Boeing 737-800
164 departures · 67.3% load
14.4% - Airbus A320
70 departures · 76.1% load
6.2% - Airbus A321
58 departures · 74.2% load
5.1% - Airbus A321neo
49 departures · 70.4% load
4.3% - Airbus A320neo
36 departures · 68.7% load
3.2% - Boeing 757-200
3 departures · 0.0% load
0.3% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 70.3% load
0.2% - Embraer ERJ-135
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 96.1% load
0.1%
How has PHX–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop PHX–SAN departures rose from 933 in May 2025 to 1,137 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop PHX–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
933 departures · 110,592 passengers
70.1%
Load
June 2025
904 departures · 110,588 passengers
72.2%
Load
July 2025
938 departures · 120,802 passengers
75.2%
Load
August 2025
944 departures · 114,006 passengers
71.2%
Load
September 2025
990 departures · 114,490 passengers
68.8%
Load
October 2025
1,089 departures · 129,138 passengers
69.5%
Load
November 2025
1,031 departures · 112,712 passengers
73.9%
Load
December 2025
1,095 departures · 120,433 passengers
73.9%
Load
January 2026
999 departures · 109,032 passengers
72.1%
Load
February 2026
1,001 departures · 112,617 passengers
76.8%
Load
March 2026
1,172 departures · 131,389 passengers
78.9%
Load
April 2026
1,137 departures · 120,452 passengers
72.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SAN → PHX
70.2% full
569 departures · 59,045 passengers
PHX → SAN
74.6% full
568 departures · 61,407 passengers
Nonstop PHX–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 Phoenix (PHX) from San Diego (SAN)?
PHX to SAN is 304 miles (489 km / 264 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PHX to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 304-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PHX–SAN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (23.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (22.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying PHX–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 304-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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