New Delhi (DEL) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 16h 11m
Bearing
16° N
New Delhi (DEL) to San Francisco (SFO) is 7,694 miles (12,382 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEL–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Air India was the only carrier flying nonstop DEL–SFO; the Boeing 767-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
78
April 2026
Seats
26,988
both directions
Passengers
16,706
both directions
Load factor
61.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEL–SFO?
Air India was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEL–SFO in April 2026 (78 departures).
- AI
Air India
78 departures · 26,988 seats
Share of departures100.0%61.9%
Load
What plane flies DEL–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew 100% of DEL–SFO departures.
- Boeing 767-300
78 departures · 61.9% load
100.0%
How has DEL–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop DEL–SFO departures fell from 90 in May 2025 to 78 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEL–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
90 departures · 18,457 passengers
70.2%
Load
June 2025
74 departures · 18,168 passengers
85.3%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 16,431 passengers
92.0%
Load
August 2025
64 departures · 14,491 passengers
78.1%
Load
September 2025
61 departures · 12,958 passengers
71.4%
Load
October 2025
70 departures · 13,872 passengers
66.7%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 14,359 passengers
75.2%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 16,144 passengers
76.9%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 15,414 passengers
72.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 14,919 passengers
77.6%
Load
March 2026
64 departures · 18,006 passengers
81.3%
Load
April 2026
78 departures · 16,706 passengers
61.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEL → SFO
82.1% full
39 departures · 11,079 passengers
SFO → DEL
41.7% full
39 departures · 5,627 passengers
Nonstop DEL–SFO traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
New Delhi
IN
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Coordinates
28.56°N, 77.10°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is New Delhi (DEL) from San Francisco (SFO)?
DEL to SFO is 7,694 miles (12,382 km / 6,686 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEL to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 7,694-mile great-circle distance in roughly 16h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEL–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 767-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEL–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 7,694-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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