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 July 2026, Breeze Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop CVG–SFO; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 93% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
28
July 2026
Seats
3,972
both directions
Passengers
3,626
both directions
Load factor
91.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CVG–SFO?
Breeze Airways operated the most nonstop CVG–SFO departures in July 2026 (26), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- MX
26 departures · 3,562 seats
Share of departures92.9%92.1%
Load
- DL
2 departures · 410 seats
Share of departures7.1%84.2%
Load
What plane flies CVG–SFO?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 93% of CVG–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
26 departures · 92.1% load
92.9% - Boeing 767-300
1 departures · 87.0% load
3.6% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 80.9% load
3.6%
How has CVG–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop CVG–SFO departures rose from 26 in August 2025 to 28 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop CVG–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
26 departures · 3,336 passengers
93.7%
Load
July 2026
28 departures · 3,626 passengers
91.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → CVG
90.7% full
15 departures · 1,988 passengers
CVG → SFO
92.0% full
13 departures · 1,638 passengers
Nonstop CVG–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
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 July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (92.9%), followed by the Boeing 767-300 (3.6%).
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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