Dallas (DAL) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 3h 45m
Bearing
290° W
Dallas (DAL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,473 miles (2,371 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DAL–SFO; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 52% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
63
May 2026
Seats
9,668
both directions
Passengers
7,858
both directions
Load factor
81.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–SFO?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–SFO departures in May 2026 (62), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
62 departures · 9,596 seats
Share of departures98.4%81.5%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures1.6%48.6%
Load
What plane flies DAL–SFO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 52% of DAL–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
33 departures · 82.8% load
52.4% - Boeing 737-800
15 departures · 82.0% load
23.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
14 departures · 78.6% load
22.2% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 48.6% load
1.6%
How has DAL–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–SFO departures rose from 3 in June 2025 to 63 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
3 departures · 64 passengers
40.0%
Load
July 2025
2 departures · 41 passengers
28.5%
Load
August 2025
2 departures · 30 passengers
20.8%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 47 passengers
66.2%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 1 passengers
7.1%
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 42 passengers
24.0%
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 1 passengers
6.3%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 69 passengers
78.4%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
54 departures · 7,235 passengers
83.9%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 7,179 passengers
80.4%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 7,858 passengers
81.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → SFO
82.5% full
32 departures · 3,783 passengers
SFO → DAL
80.2% full
31 departures · 4,075 passengers
Nonstop DAL–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from San Francisco (SFO)?
DAL to SFO is 1,473 miles (2,371 km / 1,280 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 1,473-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–SFO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (52.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (23.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,473-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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