Great Falls (GTF) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 2h 34m
Bearing
223° SW
Great Falls (GTF) to San Francisco (SFO) is 880 miles (1,417 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GTF–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop GTF–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
2
January 2026
Seats
152
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies GTF–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop GTF–SFO in January 2026 (2 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies GTF–SFO?
In January 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of GTF–SFO departures.
- Embraer E175
2 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has GTF–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop GTF–SFO departures rose from 1 in June 2025 to 2 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop GTF–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 1 passengers
7.1%
Load
July 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
GTF → SFO
0.0% full
1 departures · 0 passengers
SFO → GTF
0.0% full
1 departures · 0 passengers
Nonstop GTF–SFO traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 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 Great Falls (GTF) from San Francisco (SFO)?
GTF to SFO is 880 miles (1,417 km / 765 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GTF to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 880-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 34m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GTF–SFO?
In January 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying GTF–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 880-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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