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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 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 54% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
218
April 2026
Seats
13,210
both directions
Passengers
10,076
both directions
Load factor
76.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FAT–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop FAT–SFO departures in April 2026 (217), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
217 departures · 13,030 seats
Share of departures99.5%76.2%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 180 seats
Share of departures0.5%80.6%
Load
What plane flies FAT–SFO?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 54% of FAT–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
117 departures · 84.5% load
53.7% - Embraer E175
98 departures · 69.9% load
45.0% - Bombardier CRJ-700
2 departures · 48.6% load
0.9% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 80.6% load
0.5%
How has FAT–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop FAT–SFO departures fell from 240 in May 2025 to 218 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FAT–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
240 departures · 11,884 passengers
79.4%
Load
June 2025
244 departures · 12,044 passengers
88.4%
Load
July 2025
240 departures · 11,739 passengers
88.0%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FAT → SFO
77.0% full
109 departures · 5,070 passengers
SFO → FAT
75.5% full
109 departures · 5,006 passengers
Nonstop FAT–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 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 April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (53.7%), followed by the Embraer E175 (45.0%).
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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