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San Diego to Washington, DC Flights, Stats and Airplanes

Route information for flights from San Diego Intl. to Washington Dulles Intl..

Distance:
2,248.22 miles

Airline carriers and aircraft used on flights from SAN to IAD

Airline Carrier

Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines
United Airlines
United Airlines
US Airways
US Airways

Aircraft

Airbus A320-100/200
Boeing 757-200 pax
Airbus A320-100/200
Boeing 757-200 pax
Airbus A320-100/200
Boeing 757-200 pax

SAN - San Diego Intl. Airlines

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IAD - Washington Dulles Intl. Airlines

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Interesting Facts About Flights from San Diego to Washington, DC (SAN to IAD)

  • The smallest aircraft servicing flights from SAN to IAD for Air Greenland is the B737-4 built by Boeing with 68 seats.
  • The largest aircraft servicing flights between San Diego and Washington from American Airlines is the B767-3/R built by Boeing with 225 seats.
  • Flight #924, operated by UNITED, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 2 minutes average delay between flights from San Diego to Washington.
  • In 2009, there were 5 airline companies operating between San Diego and Washington.
  • UNITED, American Airlines, US Airways, Continental Airlines, Air Greenland offer flights from San Diego, CA to Washington, DC.
  • UNITED operated flights from SAN to IAD using 3 types of aircraft in 2009.
  • UNITED offers the shortest flight times from San Diego to Washington.
  • The shortest flight between SAN and IAD takes about 252 minutes.
  • The shortest flight distance between San Diego and Washington is 2253 miles.
  • There were 170,395 passengers that flew from San Diego to Washington in 2009.
  • UNITED operates the shortest flights from San Diego to Washington.
  • The average aircraft occupancy on flights from San Diego to Washington in 2009 was 87.59%.
  • The average flight time from San Diego, CA to Washington, DC takes about 252 minutes.
  • The newest aircraft servicing SAN to IAD in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B737-8 from Boeing. The B737-8 started flying in 1998.
  • UNITED carried a total of 169,887 passengers from SAN to IAD in 2009.
  • 187,640 seats were available on flights from SAN to IAD in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 170,395 passengers flew on all flights from SAN to IAD that year.
  • The oldest aircraft servicing trips from San Diego, CA to Washington, DC in 2009 was Air Greenland's B737-4 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)