Fresno (FAT) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 07m
Bearing
293° NW
Fresno (FAT) to San Francisco (SFO) is 157 miles (253 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FAT–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop FAT–SFO; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 65% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
192
July 2026
Seats
11,048
both directions
Passengers
9,189
both directions
Load factor
83.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FAT–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop FAT–SFO departures in July 2026 (191), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
191 departures · 10,888 seats
Share of departures99.5%84.4%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 160 seats
Share of departures0.5%0.0%
Load
What plane flies FAT–SFO?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 65% of FAT–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
125 departures · 86.9% load
65.1% - Embraer E175
60 departures · 84.7% load
31.3% - Bombardier CRJ-700
6 departures · 44.0% load
3.1% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.5%
How has FAT–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop FAT–SFO departures fell from 235 in August 2025 to 192 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAT–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
235 departures · 10,922 passengers
83.2%
Load
September 2025
241 departures · 11,809 passengers
85.1%
Load
October 2025
291 departures · 15,178 passengers
79.5%
Load
November 2025
224 departures · 10,347 passengers
77.3%
Load
December 2025
163 departures · 6,837 passengers
72.8%
Load
January 2026
179 departures · 7,205 passengers
69.2%
Load
February 2026
171 departures · 7,338 passengers
73.4%
Load
March 2026
194 departures · 8,959 passengers
79.4%
Load
April 2026
218 departures · 10,076 passengers
76.3%
Load
May 2026
220 departures · 10,587 passengers
78.7%
Load
June 2026
184 departures · 9,149 passengers
86.5%
Load
July 2026
192 departures · 9,189 passengers
83.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → FAT
78.1% full
99 departures · 4,504 passengers
FAT → SFO
88.7% full
93 departures · 4,685 passengers
Nonstop FAT–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 Fresno (FAT) from San Francisco (SFO)?
FAT to SFO is 157 miles (253 km / 137 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FAT to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 157-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 07m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FAT–SFO?
In July 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (65.1%), followed by the Embraer E175 (31.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying FAT–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 157-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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