San Diego to Chicago Flights (SAN-ORD)

🇺🇸 SAN

San Diego

2158 mi

ORD 🇺🇸

Chicago

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

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 2158 miles (3473 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 54m. This route is served by 5 airlines: American Airlines, United, Alaska Airlines and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 16 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

Operators

Tracked Flights

2158

Miles

3h 54m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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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
Monday	23	14%
Tuesday	23	14%
Wednesday	29	17%
Thursday	28	17%
Friday	23	14%
Saturday	17	10%
Sunday	24	14%

Pattern Analysis

16 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 167
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 126 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
Alaska Airlines `ASA` / `AS`		B738	12:34 12:34 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jul 28, 2026	Active
American Airlines `AAL` / `AA`		A21N	06:40 6:40 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Aug 25, 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	Aug 24, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 5

Active Routes: 5

Unique Airlines: 5

Aircraft Types: 5

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
06:40 6:40 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:
06:40 - 12:34

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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