🇺🇸 SAN
San Diego
1722 mi
ORD 🇺🇸
Chicago

San Diego to Chicago Flights

San Diego International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport 5 airlines

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The San Diego to Chicago route connects San Diego International Airport (SAN) in US with Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in US. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1722 miles (2771 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 41m. This route is served by 5 airlines: American Airlines, United, Alaska Airlines and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 15 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

San Diego International Airport

ICAO Code:
KSAN
IATA Code:
SAN
City:
🇺🇸 San Diego
Country:
US
Elevation:
17 ft

Destination Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

ICAO Code:
KORD
IATA Code:
ORD
City:
🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:
US
Elevation:
680 ft

5

Operators

15

Tracked Flights

1722

Miles

3h 41m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from San Diego to Chicago
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
American Airlines AAL AA
United UAL UA
Alaska Airlines ASA AS
Frontier FFT F9
Envoy Air ENY MQ

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 23 14%
Tuesday 22 13%
Wednesday 29 17%
Thursday 28 17%
Friday 23 14%
Saturday 17 10%
Sunday 24 14%

Pattern Analysis

15 Tracked Flights:
Data Points: 166
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 125 flights
Weekend: 41 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

5 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
B738 12:34 12:34 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
May 28, 2026 Active
B38M 06:15 6:15 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jun 29, 2026 Active
Envoy Air
ENY / MQ
- B738 -
M T W T F S S
Sep 26, 2025 Active
Frontier
FFT / F9
- A20N -
M T W T F S S
Sep 6, 2025 Active
United
UAL / UA
B39M 10:34 10:34 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
May 29, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 5
Active Routes: 5
Unique Airlines: 5
Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
06:15 6:15 AM American Airlines AAL AA
10:34 10:34 AM United UAL UA
12:34 12:34 PM Alaska Airlines ASA AS

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KSAN - America/Los_Angeles).

Total Departure Times: 3
Time Range:
06:15 - 12:34
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.