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 July 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 40% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
63
July 2026
Seats
9,917
both directions
Passengers
8,719
both directions
Load factor
87.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–SFO?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–SFO departures in July 2026 (62), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
62 departures · 9,900 seats
Share of departures98.4%88.0%
Load
- PP
Jet Aviation Business Jets
1 departures · 17 seats
Share of departures1.6%35.3%
Load
What plane flies DAL–SFO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 40% of DAL–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
25 departures · 90.5% load
39.7% - Boeing 737-800
20 departures · 86.7% load
31.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
17 departures · 86.7% load
27.0% - Gulfstream G650
1 departures · 35.3% load
1.6%
How has DAL–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–SFO departures rose from 2 in August 2025 to 63 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
62 departures · 8,333 passengers
85.9%
Load
July 2026
63 departures · 8,719 passengers
87.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → DAL
90.7% full
32 departures · 4,108 passengers
DAL → SFO
85.6% full
31 departures · 4,611 passengers
Nonstop DAL–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).
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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 July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (39.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (31.8%).
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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