Burbank (BUR) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 27m
Bearing
318° NW
Burbank (BUR) to San Francisco (SFO) is 326 miles (525 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop BUR–SFO; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 31% of departures; flights ran 65% full.
Departures
538
April 2026
Seats
75,710
both directions
Passengers
49,036
both directions
Load factor
64.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUR–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop BUR–SFO departures in April 2026 (329), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
329 departures · 49,814 seats
Share of departures61.2%64.8%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
168 departures · 23,016 seats
Share of departures31.2%63.8%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
40 departures · 2,808 seats
Share of departures7.4%73.5%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.2%47.2%
Load
What plane flies BUR–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 31% of BUR–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
168 departures · 63.8% load
31.2% - Airbus A320
100 departures · 63.6% load
18.6% - Boeing 737-800
94 departures · 64.9% load
17.5% - Airbus A319
80 departures · 70.5% load
14.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
55 departures · 60.1% load
10.2% - Embraer E175
28 departures · 74.9% load
5.2% - Bombardier CRJ-700
10 departures · 72.3% load
1.9% - Bombardier CRJ-200
2 departures · 53.0% load
0.4% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 47.2% load
0.2%
How has BUR–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–SFO departures fell from 595 in May 2025 to 538 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
595 departures · 56,696 passengers
88.5%
Load
June 2025
558 departures · 44,753 passengers
82.8%
Load
July 2025
545 departures · 44,005 passengers
82.0%
Load
August 2025
533 departures · 45,147 passengers
82.3%
Load
September 2025
508 departures · 42,663 passengers
79.5%
Load
October 2025
555 departures · 46,711 passengers
81.8%
Load
November 2025
494 departures · 43,760 passengers
79.7%
Load
December 2025
505 departures · 42,465 passengers
82.1%
Load
January 2026
510 departures · 41,255 passengers
75.4%
Load
February 2026
461 departures · 39,373 passengers
81.0%
Load
March 2026
620 departures · 53,549 passengers
70.3%
Load
April 2026
538 departures · 49,036 passengers
64.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SFO → BUR
65.3% full
270 departures · 24,807 passengers
BUR → SFO
64.2% full
268 departures · 24,229 passengers
Nonstop BUR–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Burbank (BUR) from San Francisco (SFO)?
BUR to SFO is 326 miles (525 km / 283 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 326-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 27m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (31.2%), followed by the Airbus A320 (18.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 326-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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