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 May 2026, Scandinavian Airlines Sys was the only carrier flying nonstop CPH–SFO; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
54
May 2026
Seats
16,195
both directions
Passengers
12,952
both directions
Load factor
80.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CPH–SFO?
Scandinavian Airlines Sys was the only carrier to fly nonstop CPH–SFO in May 2026 (54 departures).
- SK
Scandinavian Airlines Sys
54 departures · 16,195 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.0%
Load
What plane flies CPH–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of CPH–SFO departures.
- Airbus A350-900
54 departures · 80.0% load
100.0%
How has CPH–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop CPH–SFO departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 54 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CPH–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 13,445 passengers
85.5%
Load
July 2025
63 departures · 13,407 passengers
82.5%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CPH → SFO
74.0% full
27 departures · 5,990 passengers
SFO → CPH
86.0% full
27 departures · 6,962 passengers
Nonstop CPH–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
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 May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
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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