San Francisco
SFO · KSFOSan Francisco International Airport
Passengers a year
53.2M
#8 busiest in the U.S.
146
nonstop destinations
78
airlines
513
departures a day
69.7%
arrivals on time
1.1%
flights cancelled
82.3%
load factor
Airlines
United Airlines is the largest carrier at San Francisco, with 50% of all passengers. 78 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
United Airlines holds 50% of the airport — the 16th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is SEA at 51%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UA | 50.4% | 26.9M | 112 | 73.6% | +6.6% |
AS | 8.6% | 4.6M | 32 | 66.7% | -4.4% |
DL | 7.8% | 4.1M | 9 | 68.6% | +6.1% |
AA | 7.0% | 3.7M | 8 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
WN Southwest81% full | 4.5% | 2.4M | 12 | 55.4% | +20.8% |
+Other airlines | 21.8% | 11.6M | — | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
87 domestic and 59 international nonstop destinations from San Francisco, across 33 countries.
71% domestic · 29% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
1.4M1,377,099 departing · 84% full
United Airlines · Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines · Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Frontier Airlines
United Airlines · American Airlines
Delta Air Lines · JetBlue Airways · Alaska Airlines · American Airlines
United Airlines · Alaska Airlines
United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines
United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Alaska Airlines · United Airlines · Delta Air Lines
United Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Alaska Airlines · Frontier Airlines
United Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines · Alaska Airlines
638.3K638,277 departing · 88% full
American Airlines · United Airlines · Frontier Airlines
Top international destinations
Taoyuan, Taiwan (TPE)
606.5K606,463 departing · 1.2M1,241,186 both ways
Eva Airways · United Airlines · China Airlines · STARLUX AIRLINES
London, United Kingdom (LHR)
530.6K530,598 departing · 1M1,041,598 both ways
British Airways · United Airlines · Virgin Atlantic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (HKG)
463.3K463,341 departing · 923.1K923,088 both ways
Cathay Pacific · United Airlines
Vancouver, Canada (YVR)
380.2K380,220 departing · 759.7K759,682 both ways
United Airlines · Air Canada · Flair Airlines · WestJet
Seoul, South Korea (ICN)
354K354,024 departing · 733.8K733,764 both ways
United Airlines · Korean Air · Asiana Airlines · Air Premia
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (FRA)
322.1K322,139 departing · 640.7K640,748 both ways
United Airlines · Lufthansa · Condor Flugdienst
Narita, Japan (NRT)
301.1K301,138 departing · 605.2K605,175 both ways
United Airlines · ZIPAIR Tokyo · All Nippon Airways · Japan Airlines
Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
275.3K275,332 departing · 547.8K547,813 both ways
Air Canada · United Airlines · Porter Airlines
Manila, Philippines (MNL)
273.7K273,676 departing · 544.5K544,549 both ways
United Airlines · Philippine Airlines
Singapore, Singapore (SIN)
262.9K262,910 departing · 533.8K533,806 both ways
United Airlines · Singapore Airlines
All nonstop destinations
146 nonstop · 55 airlines · 87 domestic / 59 intl
Operated by Horizon Air, SkyWest Airlines
United Express · operated by SkyWest Airlines
Aircraft
By share of departures at San Francisco.
Body class · share of departures
- Regional
30,655 departures · 81% full
16.4%
- Narrowbody
22,472 departures · 84% full
12.0%
- Narrowbody
18,712 departures · 83% full
10.0%
- Narrowbody
16,996 departures · 85% full
9.1%
- Narrowbody
13,849 departures · 83% full
7.4%
- Narrowbody
9,465 departures · 86% full
5.1%
- Widebody
9,427 departures · 79% full
5.0%
- Narrowbody
9,196 departures · 88% full
4.9%
- Narrowbody
7,644 departures · 80% full
4.1%
- Widebody
6,184 departures · 85% full
3.3%
When San Francisco is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Departures a month · peak July 2025
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 30,156,681
- 1991
- 30,992,430
- 1992
- 31,347,802
- 1993
- 30,907,819
- 1994
- 31,902,206
- 1995
- 33,648,351
- 1996
- 36,529,355
- 1997
- 38,048,445
- 1998
- 37,487,681
- 1999
- 37,706,388
- 2000
- 38,562,370
- 2001
- 32,511,660
- 2002
- 29,588,052
- 2003
- 28,908,141
- 2004
- 31,934,189
- 2005
- 32,841,667
- 2006
- 33,148,132
- 2007
- 35,238,547
- 2008
- 36,774,020
- 2009
- 37,241,169
- 2010
- 39,110,184
- 2011
- 40,601,537
- 2012
- 43,017,347
- 2013
- 43,783,294
- 2014
- 45,929,321
- 2015
- 48,895,822
- 2016
- 51,888,699
- 2017
- 54,295,236
- 2018
- 56,290,398
- 2019
- 55,931,354
- 2020
- 15,682,355
- 2021
- 23,543,120
- 2022
- 41,079,594
- 2023
- 48,786,491
- 2024
- 50,740,539
- 2025
- 53,043,574
- 2026
- 20,725,320 so far
Arriving on time
Of every 100 flights landing at San Francisco, 70 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 29 arrive late, and 1 is cancelled.
Every 100 arrivals
21 min
average delay
1,558
flights cancelled
145K
arrivals measured
What holds flights up
Share of delay minutes
Most reliable here
JetBlue Airways 74.3%
Least reliable here
Southwest Airlines 55.4%
Among US airports
#8
On time, month by month
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Darker is better · 48.9%–83.1%
The weak spot is June 2026, when 48.9% of arrivals landed on time — 20.8 points below the year. The strongest was March 2026 at 83.1%.
Frequently asked
How busy is San Francisco International Airport (SFO)?
San Francisco International Airport handled about 53.2M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #8 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 513 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)?
United Airlines is the largest carrier at San Francisco (SFO), flying about 50% of its passengers. 78 airlines serve San Francisco in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from San Francisco International Airport (SFO)?
San Francisco (SFO) has 146 nonstop destinations — 87 domestic and 59 international across 33 countries.
How often do flights arrive on time at San Francisco International Airport (SFO)?
About 69.7% of flights arriving at San Francisco (SFO) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.1% are cancelled.
What aircraft flies most from San Francisco International Airport (SFO)?
The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from San Francisco (SFO), about 16% of the total.
Trip reports on YouTube
Fliers post trip reports from flights through San Francisco (SFO) to YouTube. These three were matched automatically from public YouTube listings — The Frequent Flier does not host, review, or endorse them.
Genki's Travels
French Bee | A350-900 | Premium Economy | San Francisco (SFO) to Papeete (PPT) | Trip Report
24:36 · Dec 2024
Global Aviation & Travel
REVIEW | United Airlines | San Francisco (SFO) - Frankfurt (FRA) | Boeing 777-300ER | Business Class
37:10 · Sep 2024
QFS Aviation
TRIP REPORT | United Airlines - 787 10 - Newark (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO) | First Class
23:02 · Mar 2019
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Departing counts passengers leaving San Francisco; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).