Copenhagen (CPH) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 11h 45m
Bearing
325° NW
Copenhagen (CPH) to San Francisco (SFO) is 5,472 miles (8,807 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CPH–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Scandinavian Airlines Sys was the only carrier flying nonstop CPH–SFO; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 93% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
60
July 2026
Seats
17,818
both directions
Passengers
15,263
both directions
Load factor
85.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CPH–SFO?
Scandinavian Airlines Sys was the only carrier to fly nonstop CPH–SFO in July 2026 (60 departures).
- SK
Scandinavian Airlines Sys
60 departures · 17,818 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.7%
Load
What plane flies CPH–SFO?
In July 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 93% of CPH–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A350-900
56 departures · 85.2% load
93.3% - Airbus A330-200
4 departures · 93.1% load
6.7%
How has CPH–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop CPH–SFO departures fell from 62 in August 2025 to 60 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop CPH–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 13,396 passengers
82.5%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 13,927 passengers
88.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 14,126 passengers
86.8%
Load
November 2025
44 departures · 10,170 passengers
77.5%
Load
December 2025
44 departures · 10,850 passengers
82.0%
Load
January 2026
43 departures · 9,942 passengers
77.6%
Load
February 2026
36 departures · 7,668 passengers
71.0%
Load
March 2026
49 departures · 11,808 passengers
80.4%
Load
April 2026
50 departures · 13,111 passengers
87.4%
Load
May 2026
54 departures · 12,952 passengers
80.0%
Load
June 2026
60 departures · 14,928 passengers
83.0%
Load
July 2026
60 departures · 15,263 passengers
85.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CPH → SFO
89.7% full
30 departures · 7,994 passengers
SFO → CPH
81.6% full
30 departures · 7,269 passengers
Nonstop CPH–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Copenhagen
DK
Copenhagen Kastrup Airport
Coordinates
55.62°N, 12.66°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Copenhagen (CPH) from San Francisco (SFO)?
CPH to SFO is 5,472 miles (8,807 km / 4,755 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CPH to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 5,472-mile great-circle distance in roughly 11h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CPH–SFO?
In July 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (93.3%), followed by the Airbus A330-200 (6.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying CPH–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,472-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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