Denver (DEN) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 2h 44m
Bearing
266° W
Denver (DEN) to San Francisco (SFO) is 965 miles (1,553 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DEN–SFO; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 33% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
856
April 2026
Seats
160,927
both directions
Passengers
134,367
both directions
Load factor
83.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DEN–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–SFO departures in April 2026 (545), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
545 departures · 107,301 seats
Share of departures63.7%84.1%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
205 departures · 34,279 seats
Share of departures23.9%81.6%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
99 departures · 18,738 seats
Share of departures11.6%85.2%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
4 departures · 266 seats
Share of departures0.5%22.6%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
3 departures · 343 seats
Share of departures0.4%29.7%
Load
What plane flies DEN–SFO?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 33% of DEN–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
285 departures · 88.4% load
33.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
196 departures · 75.7% load
22.9% - Boeing 757-300
88 departures · 85.4% load
10.3% - Airbus A320neo
81 departures · 86.0% load
9.5% - Boeing 737-800
77 departures · 73.6% load
9.0% - Boeing 737-900ER
61 departures · 89.9% load
7.1% - Boeing 737-700
42 departures · 83.5% load
4.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
12 departures · 85.2% load
1.4% - Boeing 757-200
4 departures · 46.1% load
0.5% - Boeing 777-200
3 departures · 78.5% load
0.4% - Boeing 787-9
2 departures · 88.1% load
0.2% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.2% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 93.0% load
0.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 85.7% load
0.1% - Bombardier CRJ-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has DEN–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–SFO departures fell from 983 in May 2025 to 856 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
983 departures · 163,922 passengers
83.5%
Load
June 2025
945 departures · 165,703 passengers
88.8%
Load
July 2025
915 departures · 165,123 passengers
89.5%
Load
August 2025
932 departures · 157,970 passengers
88.2%
Load
September 2025
908 departures · 144,600 passengers
83.9%
Load
October 2025
929 departures · 151,781 passengers
86.1%
Load
November 2025
874 departures · 136,484 passengers
84.3%
Load
December 2025
927 departures · 146,203 passengers
84.3%
Load
January 2026
891 departures · 128,746 passengers
78.2%
Load
February 2026
807 departures · 118,825 passengers
79.1%
Load
March 2026
901 departures · 147,207 passengers
85.2%
Load
April 2026
856 departures · 134,367 passengers
83.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → SFO
86.0% full
428 departures · 68,814 passengers
SFO → DEN
81.0% full
428 departures · 65,553 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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.
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Frequently asked
How far is Denver (DEN) from San Francisco (SFO)?
DEN to SFO is 965 miles (1,553 km / 838 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 965-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 44m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–SFO?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (33.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (22.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 965-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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