Chicago to San Diego.
Distance
1,497 nm
great circle
Flight time
3h 25m
heavy jet
light jet 3h 45m
Nonstop cabins
5 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Light Jet
3h 45m
1,497 nautical miles from Chicago Executive to San Diego Intl. Range is the first filter on a pair this length. 5 of seven cabins clear it nonstop from Chicago Executive. The other 2 cabins still fly it with one stop.
What flies it
Block time is gate to gate. Each row is cruise plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and approach. At 1,497 nautical miles range comes before cabin preference. The quickest cabin that holds it without stopping is a heavy jet at 3h 25m. A light jet holds it nonstop at 3h 45m, 20 minutes behind the heavy jet. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | PWK to SAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 3h 25m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 3h 30m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 3h 40m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 3h 40m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 3h 45m | Nonstop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 5h 05m | One fuel stop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 5h 15m | One fuel stop |
The cabins that stop here are Twin Turboprop and Single Turboprop. The times above are air time, so add roughly forty minutes on the ground for the fuel stop. Moving up one cabin class removes it, and we will lay out both.
Other lanes off these cities
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2,231 nm · 4h 55m
New York to San Diego
2,108 nm · 4h 40m
Miami to San Diego
1,965 nm · 4h 20m
Fort Lauderdale to San Diego
1,964 nm · 4h 20m
San Diego to Washington
1,954 nm · 4h 20m
Palm Beach to San Diego
1,942 nm · 4h 20m
Orlando to San Diego
1,860 nm · 4h 10m
San Diego to Sarasota
1,820 nm · 4h 05m