JFK to SAN: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from New York to San Diego?

The great-circle distance between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and San Diego International Airport (SAN) is 3,928 km (2,441 mi, 2,121 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from JFK to SAN?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 5h 25m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. SAN is roughly west of JFK.

How is the JFK to SAN route written in code?

The pair is written JFK-SAN in IATA codes and KJFK-KSAN in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. John F. Kennedy International Airport is JFK (KJFK), San Diego International Airport is SAN (KSAN).

Both ICAO codes start with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

The two fields sit at almost the same height, within 4 ft (1 m) of each other.

Airlines flying JFK to SAN

4 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 4 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 2 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AS, QR.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

Frequently asked questions

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