Arcata/Eureka (ACV) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 18m
Bearing
158° S
Arcata/Eureka (ACV) to San Francisco (SFO) is 250 miles (402 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ACV–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ACV–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 70% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
218
April 2026
Seats
14,852
both directions
Passengers
10,722
both directions
Load factor
72.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ACV–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ACV–SFO in April 2026 (218 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
218 departures · 14,852 seats
Share of departures100.0%72.2%
Load
What plane flies ACV–SFO?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 70% of ACV–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
153 departures · 69.5% load
70.2% - Bombardier CRJ-200
39 departures · 76.7% load
17.9% - Bombardier CRJ-700
26 departures · 84.0% load
11.9%
How has ACV–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop ACV–SFO departures fell from 223 in May 2025 to 218 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ACV–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
223 departures · 12,789 passengers
86.3%
Load
June 2025
224 departures · 12,604 passengers
83.5%
Load
July 2025
227 departures · 13,824 passengers
88.1%
Load
August 2025
231 departures · 13,563 passengers
85.8%
Load
September 2025
200 departures · 12,144 passengers
84.2%
Load
October 2025
244 departures · 13,904 passengers
85.9%
Load
November 2025
225 departures · 11,554 passengers
78.7%
Load
December 2025
221 departures · 11,308 passengers
76.5%
Load
January 2026
190 departures · 9,651 passengers
76.0%
Load
February 2026
162 departures · 8,359 passengers
78.3%
Load
March 2026
171 departures · 9,517 passengers
84.5%
Load
April 2026
218 departures · 10,722 passengers
72.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SFO → ACV
71.0% full
110 departures · 5,322 passengers
ACV → SFO
73.4% full
108 departures · 5,400 passengers
Nonstop ACV–SFO traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Arcata/Eureka
US
California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport
Coordinates
40.98°N, 124.11°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Arcata/Eureka (ACV) from San Francisco (SFO)?
ACV to SFO is 250 miles (402 km / 217 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ACV to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 250-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 18m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ACV–SFO?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (70.2%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (17.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying ACV–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 250-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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