Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 4h 52m
Bearing
279° W
Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to San Francisco (SFO) is 2,031 miles (3,269 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CVG–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop CVG–SFO; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
22
May 2026
Seats
3,014
both directions
Passengers
2,716
both directions
Load factor
90.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CVG–SFO?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop CVG–SFO in May 2026 (22 departures).
- MX
22 departures · 3,014 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.1%
Load
What plane flies CVG–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of CVG–SFO departures.
- Airbus A220-300
22 departures · 90.1% load
100.0%
How has CVG–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop CVG–SFO departures fell from 26 in June 2025 to 22 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop CVG–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
26 departures · 3,164 passengers
90.5%
Load
July 2025
27 departures · 3,421 passengers
92.5%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 3,262 passengers
91.6%
Load
September 2025
26 departures · 3,131 passengers
87.9%
Load
October 2025
26 departures · 3,010 passengers
84.5%
Load
November 2025
25 departures · 2,755 passengers
80.4%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 3,111 passengers
87.3%
Load
January 2026
4 departures · 527 passengers
96.2%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
22 departures · 2,716 passengers
90.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
CVG → SFO
92.4% full
11 departures · 1,392 passengers
SFO → CVG
87.9% full
11 departures · 1,324 passengers
Nonstop CVG–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
Cincinnati / Covington
US
Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
Coordinates
39.05°N, 84.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) from San Francisco (SFO)?
CVG to SFO is 2,031 miles (3,269 km / 1,765 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CVG to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 2,031-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CVG–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CVG–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,031-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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