Updated: January 23, 2026
United States North America

San Diego Airport

San Diego International Airport averages 288 flights per day to 103 destinations, with 93 domestic and 10 international routes. A total of 42 airlines operate at SAN, led by Alaska Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 7 countries across three continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and Canada as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from San Diego connects to Munich, with a typical flight time of 10 hrs 30 mins.

IATA
SAN
ICAO
KSAN
Elevation
17 ft (5 m) MSL
Local Time
America/Los Angeles (UTC-08:00)
Destinations
103 (93 domestic · 10 international)
Flights per day
288 (278 domestic · 11 international)
Busiest Route
Phoenix (18/day)
Longest Direct Flight
Munich 10 hrs 30 mins
Shortest Flight
Carlsbad 25 mins
Top Airline
Alaska Airlines (40 routes)
Top Country
United States (278 flights/day)
Longest Runway
9,393 ft / 2,863 m

Weather in San Diego

103 Destinations from San Diego Airport

This week, 103 active routes depart from San Diego International Airport. The busiest route connects San Diego with Phoenix and is operated by 6 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Munich, and the shortest flight is to Carlsbad.

All Destinations

Flights Destination Route Airlines
18 Phoenix SAN → PHX
1 hr 30 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Flexjet, Frontier Airlines, Libyan Airlines, Southwest Airlines6
17 Denver (DEN) SAN → DEN
2 hrs 30 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines5
17 Las Vegas SAN → LAS
1 hr 30 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Flexjet, Frontier Airlines, NetJets Aviation, Southwest Airlines, TIV8
16 San Francisco SAN → SFO
1 hr 55 mins
 American Airlines, Baker Aviation, Flexjet, Frontier Airlines, NetJets Aviation, NJZ, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, VJA9
15 San Jose SAN → SJC
1 hr 45 mins
 Alaska Airlines, NetJets Aviation, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines4
15 Sacramento SAN → SMF
1 hr 50 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines4
11 Seattle SAN → SEA
2 hrs 55 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines2
10 Dallas-Fort Worth SAN → DFW
2 hrs 55 mins
 American Airlines, Frontier Airlines2
8 Oakland SAN → OAK
1 hr 45 mins
 Alaska Airlines, NetJets Aviation, Southwest Airlines3
8 Salt Lake City SAN → SLC
2 hrs 5 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Flexjet, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, WUP7
7 Austin SAN → AUS
3 hrs 5 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Jet Linx Aviation, Southwest Airlines5
7 Los Angeles SAN → LAX
1 hr 15 mins
 Delta Air Lines, NetJets Aviation, United Airlines, WUP4
6 Atlanta SAN → ATL
3 hrs 55 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines2
6 New York SAN → JFK
4 hrs 55 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways3
5 Honolulu SAN → HNL
5 hrs 20 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines2
5 Dallas SAN → DAL
3 hrs
 Flexjet, NetJets Aviation, Southwest Airlines3
5 Reno SAN → RNO
1 hr 50 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines2
4 Boston SAN → BOS
4 hrs 50 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways3
4 Portland SAN → PDX
2 hrs 35 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
4 Chicago (ORD) SAN → ORD
3 hrs 40 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines2
4 Houston (IAH) SAN → IAH
3 hrs 5 mins
 United Airlines1
4 Minneapolis SAN → MSP
3 hrs 20 mins
 Delta Air Lines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines3
4 Fresno SAN → FAT
1 hr 25 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines, TOG3
3 Orlando SAN → MCO
4 hrs 25 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines2
3 Baltimore SAN → BWI
4 hrs 30 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
3 Charlotte SAN → CLT
4 hrs 5 mins
 American Airlines1
3 Detroit SAN → DTW
3 hrs 50 mins
 Delta Air Lines1
3 Newark SAN → EWR
4 hrs 45 mins
 United Airlines1
3 Washington (IAD) SAN → IAD
4 hrs 35 mins
 United Airlines1
3 Houston (HOU) SAN → HOU
3 hrs 10 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
3 Miami SAN → MIA
4 hrs 20 mins
 American Airlines, NetJets Aviation2
3 Nashville SAN → BNA
3 hrs 40 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
2 Chicago (MDW) SAN → MDW
3 hrs 40 mins
 Southwest Airlines, United Airlines2
2 Boise SAN → BOI
2 hrs 15 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines2
2 Monterey SAN → MRY
1 hr 30 mins
 Alaska Airlines, PCJ2
2 Philadelphia SAN → PHL
4 hrs 40 mins
 American Airlines1
2 Tampa SAN → TPA
4 hrs 10 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines2
2 Vancouver SAN → YVR
3 hrs
 Air Canada1
2 Kahului SAN → OGG
5 hrs
 Alaska Airlines1
2 San Luis Obispo SAN → SBP
1 hr 15 mins
 Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, NetJets Aviation3
2 Albuquerque SAN → ABQ
3 hrs 45 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
2 Tucson SAN → TUS
1 hr 40 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
2 El Paso SAN → ELP
1 hr 55 mins
 21 Air, Southwest Airlines2
2 San José del Cabo SAN → SJD
2 hrs 25 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines2
1 Kansas City (MCI) SAN → MCI
3 hrs
 Southwest Airlines, WUP2
1 Fort Lauderdale SAN → FLL
5 hrs 5 mins
 Alaska Airlines, NetJets Aviation2
1 Kailua/Kona SAN → KOA
5 hrs 20 mins
 Alaska Airlines, Flexjet2
1 London SAN → LHR
9 hrs 45 mins
 British Airways1
1 Eugene SAN → EUG
2 hrs 25 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Everett SAN → PAE
2 hrs 55 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Imperial SAN → IPL
45 mins
 West Air (USA)1
1 Lihue SAN → LIH
5 hrs 10 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Redmond SAN → RDM
2 hrs 20 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Saint Louis SAN → STL
3 hrs 20 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
1 Santa Rosa SAN → STS
1 hr 50 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Spokane SAN → GEG
2 hrs 45 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 St. George SAN → SGU
1 hr 25 mins
 TTT1
1 Toronto SAN → YYZ
4 hrs 10 mins
 Air Canada1
1 Washington (DCA) SAN → DCA
5 hrs 10 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Medford SAN → MFR
2 hrs 10 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Puerto Vallarta SAN → PVR
3 hrs
 Alaska Airlines1
1 Scottsdale SAN → SCF
1 hr 30 mins
 Flexjet, Jet Linx Aviation, NetJets Aviation3
1 Tokyo SAN → NRT
10 hrs 35 mins
 JAL, Japan Airlines2
6/week New Orleans SAN → MSY
3 hrs 25 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
6/week Santa Barbara SAN → SBA
1 hr 30 mins
 Flexjet, NetJets Aviation, PlaneSense, RHH4
6/week Tocumen SAN → PTY
5 hrs 35 mins
 Copa Airlines1
5/week Calgary SAN → YYC
3 hrs 10 mins
 WestJet1
5/week Jackson SAN → JAC
3 hrs 5 mins
 Alaska Airlines, NetJets Aviation2
4/week Bozeman SAN → BZN
2 hrs 35 mins
 ACW, Alaska Airlines2
4/week Burbank SAN → BUR
1 hr 5 mins
 Baker Aviation, Flexjet, WWI3
4/week Eagle SAN → EGE
2 hrs 20 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
4/week Indianapolis SAN → IND
3 hrs 55 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
4/week Munich SAN → MUC
10 hrs 30 mins
 Lufthansa1
4/week San Antonio SAN → SAT
2 hrs 45 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
4/week Santa Ana SAN → SNA
50 mins
 PFT, RGY2
3/week Aspen SAN → ASE
2 hrs 50 mins
 NetJets Aviation, PXT2
3/week Hailey SAN → SUN
2 hrs 5 mins
 Alaska Airlines, NetJets Aviation2
3/week Van Nuys SAN → VNY
1 hr 15 mins
 AirSprint, Libyan Airlines2
2/week Lawton SAN → LAW WUP1
2/week Palm Springs SAN → PSP
55 mins
 NetJets Aviation1
2/week Prescott SAN → PRC
1 hr 15 mins
 Flexjet, NetJets Aviation2
2/week San Angelo SAN → SJT JRE1
2/week San Diego SAN → NZY NetJets Aviation, United Airlines2
2/week Teterboro SAN → TEB
5 hrs
 Flexjet, NetJets Aviation2
1/week Boca Raton SAN → BCT
4 hrs 55 mins
 NetJets Aviation1
1/week Boulder City SAN → BLD
1 hr 30 mins
 PlaneSense1
1/week Carlsbad SAN → CLD
25 mins
 NetJets Aviation1
1/week Carson City SAN → CSN NJZ1
1/week Colorado Springs SAN → COS
2 hrs 40 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
1/week Columbus SAN → CMH
4 hrs 15 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
1/week Denver (APA) SAN → APA
2 hrs 20 mins
 Libyan Airlines1
1/week Goodyear SAN → GYR
1 hr 35 mins
 NetJets Aviation1
1/week Greensboro SAN → GSO
4 hrs 30 mins
 NetJets Aviation1
1/week Hayden SAN → HDN
2 hrs 45 mins
 Alaska Airlines1
1/week Kansas City (MKC) SAN → MKC NetJets Aviation1
1/week Long Beach SAN → LGB
55 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
1/week Milwaukee SAN → MKE
3 hrs 40 mins
 Southwest Airlines1
1/week Modesto SAN → MOD Sierra West Airlines1
1/week Myrtle Beach SAN → MYR NetJets Aviation1
1/week Omaha SAN → OMA
3 hrs 40 mins
 Omni Air Transport1
1/week Salem SAN → SLE Flexjet1
1/week Tapachula SAN → TAP
4 hrs 35 mins
 GlobalX Airlines1
1/week Yuma SAN → YUM SVL1
Route and destination data updated weekly ()

Airlines

San Diego International Airport is served by 42 airlines, with Alaska Airlines in the lead at 21% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 50% of routes. 26 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 10 airlines operate international routes, compared with 34 serving domestic routes. Lufthansa is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Munich with a flight time of 10 hrs 30 mins.

  • Alaska Airlines40 routes
  • Southwest Airlines33 routes
  • NetJets Aviation24 routes
  • American Airlines13 routes
  • Flexjet12 routes
  • United Airlines11 routes
  • Delta Air Lines9 routes
  • Frontier Airlines7 routes
  • WUP4 routes
  • Libyan Airlines3 routes
  • Baker Aviation2 routes
  • NJZ2 routes
  • Jet Linx Aviation2 routes
  • JetBlue Airways2 routes
  • Air Canada2 routes
  • PlaneSense2 routes
  • TIV1 route
  • VJA1 route
  • Sun Country Airlines1 route
  • TOG1 route
  • PCJ1 route
  • 21 Air1 route
  • British Airways1 route
  • West Air (USA)1 route
  • TTT1 route
  • JAL1 route
  • Japan Airlines1 route
  • RHH1 route
  • Copa Airlines1 route
  • WestJet1 route
  • ACW1 route
  • WWI1 route
  • Lufthansa1 route
  • PFT1 route
  • RGY1 route
  • PXT1 route
  • AirSprint1 route
  • JRE1 route
  • Sierra West Airlines1 route
  • Omni Air Transport1 route
  • GlobalX Airlines1 route
  • SVL1 route

San Diego International Airport provides direct service to 7 countries across three continents. The route network is 90% domestic and 10% international, with Vancouver, Canada serving as the primary international destination.

  • United States278/day
  • Canada4/day
  • Mexico3/day
  • United Kingdom1/day
  • Japan1/day
  • Panama6/week
  • Germany4/week

Global Rankings of San Diego Airport

This snapshot shows how San Diego Airport ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.

Destinations

Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.

Flights & Scheduling

Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.

Distance & Reach

Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.

2 Runways at San Diego Airport

Runways:
Name Length Width Surface
09 9,393 ft · 2,863 m 200 ft · 61 m Asphalt
27 9,393 ft · 2,863 m 200 ft · 61 m Asphalt

48 Aircraft Require Longer Runway

Longest runway available is 9,393 ft / 2,863 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at San Diego International Airport.

Aircraft Takeoff required Landing required
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft · 2,896 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft · 2,900 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft · 2,950 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft · 2,970 m 5,610 ft · 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 2,953 ft · 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 8,530 ft · 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 9,843 ft · 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 5,577 ft · 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft · 3,000 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft · 3,010 m 6,594 ft · 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft · 3,018 m 7,546 ft · 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft · 3,048 m 6,998 ft · 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft · 3,048 m 6,499 ft · 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft · 3,048 m 6,201 ft · 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft · 3,050 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft · 3,050 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Boom Overture 10,118 ft · 3,084 m n/a
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft · 3,126 m 8,999 ft · 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft · 3,139 m 6,949 ft · 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft · 3,140 m 6,562 ft · 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,400 ft · 3,170 m 5,700 ft · 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft · 3,190 m 7,999 ft · 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft · 3,190 m 8,793 ft · 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft · 3,200 m 6,299 ft · 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft · 3,200 m 6,234 ft · 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft · 3,230 m 5,906 ft · 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft · 3,246 m 6,168 ft · 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft · 3,292 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft · 3,292 m 7,001 ft · 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft · 3,300 m 6,919 ft · 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft · 3,300 m 6,890 ft · 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft · 3,320 m 7,136 ft · 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft · 3,429 m 7,218 ft · 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft · 3,500 m 10,827 ft · 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft · 3,505 m 5,909 ft · 1,801 m