Newark (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 5h 55m
Bearing
281° W
Newark (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO) is 2,559 miles (4,118 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies EWR–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop EWR–SFO; the Boeing 757-200 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
697
July 2026
Seats
161,620
both directions
Passengers
150,112
both directions
Load factor
92.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies EWR–SFO?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop EWR–SFO in July 2026 (697 departures).
- UA
697 departures · 161,620 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.9%
Load
What plane flies EWR–SFO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew 50% of EWR–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 757-200
352 departures · 93.5% load
50.5% - Boeing 777-200
133 departures · 92.8% load
19.1% - Boeing 777-300ER
106 departures · 93.1% load
15.2% - Boeing 787-9
69 departures · 93.3% load
9.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
19 departures · 94.7% load
2.7% - Boeing 757-300
14 departures · 75.5% load
2.0% - Boeing 767-300
2 departures · 91.0% load
0.3% - Boeing 737-900ER
2 departures · 86.9% load
0.3%
How has EWR–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop EWR–SFO departures fell from 753 in August 2025 to 697 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop EWR–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
753 departures · 159,323 passengers
92.5%
Load
September 2025
709 departures · 153,109 passengers
88.8%
Load
October 2025
773 departures · 162,451 passengers
89.4%
Load
November 2025
697 departures · 133,582 passengers
88.8%
Load
December 2025
732 departures · 141,098 passengers
89.9%
Load
January 2026
625 departures · 120,755 passengers
87.5%
Load
February 2026
552 departures · 106,450 passengers
87.3%
Load
March 2026
745 departures · 151,144 passengers
89.0%
Load
April 2026
757 departures · 156,906 passengers
87.1%
Load
May 2026
801 departures · 164,468 passengers
89.7%
Load
June 2026
738 departures · 152,788 passengers
91.5%
Load
July 2026
697 departures · 150,112 passengers
92.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
EWR → SFO
92.7% full
361 departures · 77,504 passengers
SFO → EWR
93.1% full
336 departures · 72,608 passengers
Nonstop EWR–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 Newark (EWR) from San Francisco (SFO)?
EWR to SFO is 2,559 miles (4,118 km / 2,224 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from EWR to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 2,559-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 55m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies EWR–SFO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew the largest share of departures (50.5%), followed by the Boeing 777-200 (19.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying EWR–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,559-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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