Kalispell (FCA) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 2h 29m
Bearing
212° SW
Kalispell (FCA) to San Francisco (SFO) is 844 miles (1,358 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FCA–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FCA–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 45% full.
Departures
2
April 2026
Seats
152
both directions
Passengers
68
both directions
Load factor
44.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies FCA–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FCA–SFO in April 2026 (2 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures100.0%44.7%
Load
What plane flies FCA–SFO?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of FCA–SFO departures.
- Embraer E175
2 departures · 44.7% load
100.0%
How has FCA–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop FCA–SFO departures fell from 20 in May 2025 to 2 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop FCA–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
20 departures · 882 passengers
60.1%
Load
June 2025
64 departures · 3,913 passengers
81.7%
Load
July 2025
78 departures · 5,395 passengers
92.5%
Load
August 2025
82 departures · 5,727 passengers
94.1%
Load
September 2025
72 departures · 4,683 passengers
85.8%
Load
October 2025
50 departures · 2,434 passengers
65.3%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
28 departures · 1,728 passengers
81.7%
Load
January 2026
42 departures · 2,313 passengers
76.8%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 2,231 passengers
78.3%
Load
March 2026
40 departures · 1,962 passengers
69.5%
Load
April 2026
2 departures · 68 passengers
44.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
FCA → SFO
46.1% full
1 departures · 35 passengers
SFO → FCA
43.4% full
1 departures · 33 passengers
Nonstop FCA–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 Kalispell (FCA) from San Francisco (SFO)?
FCA to SFO is 844 miles (1,358 km / 733 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FCA to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 844-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FCA–SFO?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FCA–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 844-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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