Pittsburgh (PIT) to San Diego (SAN)
Flight time
≈ 5h 00m
Bearing
267° W
Pittsburgh (PIT) to San Diego (SAN) is 2,102 miles (3,383 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PIT–SAN
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop PIT–SAN; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
14
May 2026
Seats
1,918
both directions
Passengers
1,706
both directions
Load factor
88.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PIT–SAN?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop PIT–SAN in May 2026 (14 departures).
- MX
14 departures · 1,918 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.9%
Load
What plane flies PIT–SAN?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of PIT–SAN departures.
- Airbus A220-300
14 departures · 88.9% load
100.0%
How has PIT–SAN traffic changed?
Nonstop PIT–SAN departures fell from 28 in June 2025 to 14 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop PIT–SAN traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
28 departures · 3,244 passengers
78.9%
Load
July 2025
26 departures · 2,966 passengers
77.6%
Load
August 2025
20 departures · 2,402 passengers
86.3%
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 240 passengers
87.6%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
2 departures · 308 passengers
83.5%
Load
April 2026
2 departures · 211 passengers
91.3%
Load
May 2026
14 departures · 1,706 passengers
88.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PIT → SAN
89.7% full
7 departures · 860 passengers
SAN → PIT
88.2% full
7 departures · 846 passengers
Nonstop PIT–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 Pittsburgh (PIT) from San Diego (SAN)?
PIT to SAN is 2,102 miles (3,383 km / 1,827 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PIT to SAN?
A nonstop covers the 2,102-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 00m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PIT–SAN?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying PIT–SAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,102-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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