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
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ACV–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
219
May 2026
Seats
14,896
both directions
Passengers
11,265
both directions
Load factor
75.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ACV–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ACV–SFO in May 2026 (219 departures).
- OO
219 departures · 14,896 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.6%
Load
What plane flies ACV–SFO?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 75% of ACV–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
164 departures · 74.8% load
74.9% - Bombardier CRJ-200
34 departures · 81.8% load
15.5% - Bombardier CRJ-700
21 departures · 75.0% load
9.6%
How has ACV–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop ACV–SFO departures fell from 224 in June 2025 to 219 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ACV–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
219 departures · 11,265 passengers
75.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ACV → SFO
75.8% full
110 departures · 5,701 passengers
SFO → ACV
75.4% full
109 departures · 5,564 passengers
Nonstop ACV–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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 May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (74.9%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (15.5%).
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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