Boise (BOI) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
220° SW
Boise (BOI) to San Francisco (SFO) is 522 miles (840 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BOI–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop BOI–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
282
June 2026
Seats
25,568
both directions
Passengers
20,470
both directions
Load factor
80.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BOI–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop BOI–SFO departures in June 2026 (204), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- OO
204 departures · 14,736 seats
Share of departures72.3%83.3%
Load
- UA
60 departures · 9,464 seats
Share of departures21.3%76.2%
Load
- QX
18 departures · 1,368 seats
Share of departures6.4%71.4%
Load
What plane flies BOI–SFO?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 63% of BOI–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
178 departures · 80.1% load
63.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
44 departures · 91.8% load
15.6% - Airbus A320
31 departures · 63.4% load
11.0% - Boeing 737-800
28 departures · 89.2% load
9.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 71.7% load
0.4%
How has BOI–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop BOI–SFO departures fell from 292 in July 2025 to 282 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop BOI–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
292 departures · 20,666 passengers
76.8%
Load
August 2025
287 departures · 19,690 passengers
77.6%
Load
September 2025
287 departures · 18,878 passengers
77.1%
Load
October 2025
310 departures · 20,835 passengers
76.9%
Load
November 2025
291 departures · 19,938 passengers
67.3%
Load
December 2025
301 departures · 17,858 passengers
80.2%
Load
January 2026
301 departures · 16,145 passengers
73.9%
Load
February 2026
266 departures · 14,292 passengers
74.5%
Load
March 2026
356 departures · 20,158 passengers
78.3%
Load
April 2026
329 departures · 18,098 passengers
76.3%
Load
May 2026
331 departures · 21,453 passengers
82.5%
Load
June 2026
282 departures · 20,470 passengers
80.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → BOI
84.8% full
142 departures · 11,159 passengers
BOI → SFO
75.1% full
140 departures · 9,311 passengers
Nonstop BOI–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Boise (BOI) from San Francisco (SFO)?
BOI to SFO is 522 miles (840 km / 454 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BOI to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 522-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BOI–SFO?
In June 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (63.1%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (15.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BOI–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 522-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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