Bakersfield (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 17m
Bearing
310° NW
Bakersfield (BFL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 238 miles (383 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BFL–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BFL–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 99% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
83
May 2026
Seats
6,080
both directions
Passengers
4,350
both directions
Load factor
71.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BFL–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BFL–SFO in May 2026 (83 departures).
- OO
83 departures · 6,080 seats
Share of departures100.0%71.5%
Load
What plane flies BFL–SFO?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 99% of BFL–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
82 departures · 71.4% load
98.8% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 87.1% load
1.2%
How has BFL–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop BFL–SFO departures fell from 120 in June 2025 to 83 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BFL–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
120 departures · 7,289 passengers
83.2%
Load
July 2025
124 departures · 7,206 passengers
80.6%
Load
August 2025
114 departures · 6,204 passengers
73.9%
Load
September 2025
106 departures · 6,030 passengers
75.5%
Load
October 2025
124 departures · 6,711 passengers
72.4%
Load
November 2025
118 departures · 5,671 passengers
67.2%
Load
December 2025
120 departures · 5,639 passengers
64.7%
Load
January 2026
69 departures · 3,173 passengers
64.1%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 2,927 passengers
72.6%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 3,797 passengers
85.9%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 3,360 passengers
79.7%
Load
May 2026
83 departures · 4,350 passengers
71.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → BFL
65.5% full
42 departures · 1,972 passengers
BFL → SFO
77.5% full
41 departures · 2,378 passengers
Nonstop BFL–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Bakersfield (BFL) from San Francisco (SFO)?
BFL to SFO is 238 miles (383 km / 207 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BFL to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 238-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BFL–SFO?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (98.8%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (1.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying BFL–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 238-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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