Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 29m
Bearing
320° NW
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO) is 338 miles (543 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 10 carriers flying nonstop LAX–SFO; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 29% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
1,990
April 2026
Seats
299,477
both directions
Passengers
237,690
both directions
Load factor
79.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–SFO departures in April 2026 (572), one of 10 carriers on the route.
- UA
United Airlines
572 departures · 99,823 seats
Share of departures28.7%78.5%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
414 departures · 65,947 seats
Share of departures20.8%82.1%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
377 departures · 28,280 seats
Share of departures18.9%80.8%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
331 departures · 56,283 seats
Share of departures16.6%75.5%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
205 departures · 31,277 seats
Share of departures10.3%75.9%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
60 departures · 14,360 seats
Share of departures3.0%93.0%
Load
- QX
Horizon Air
17 departures · 1,292 seats
Share of departures0.9%83.0%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
12 departures · 2,064 seats
Share of departures0.6%74.7%
Load
- MX
Breeze Airways
1 departures · 137 seats
Share of departures0.1%83.2%
Load
- 27Q
Jet Aviation Flight Services
1 departures · 14 seats
Share of departures0.1%7.1%
Load
What plane flies LAX–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 29% of LAX–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
569 departures · 80.5% load
28.6% - Embraer E175
394 departures · 80.9% load
19.8% - Boeing 737-900ER
335 departures · 78.4% load
16.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
260 departures · 74.6% load
13.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
138 departures · 78.2% load
6.9% - Boeing 737-700
121 departures · 77.9% load
6.1% - Airbus A321neo
88 departures · 88.8% load
4.4% - Airbus A319
53 departures · 86.4% load
2.7% - Airbus A320
15 departures · 68.7% load
0.8% - Boeing 757-200
8 departures · 44.3% load
0.4% - Airbus A321
4 departures · 94.6% load
0.2% - Boeing 767-300
2 departures · 59.7% load
0.1% - Airbus A220-300
1 departures · 83.2% load
0.1% - Dassault FALCON-7X
1 departures · 7.1% load
0.1% - Boeing 777-200
1 departures · 52.5% load
0.1%
How has LAX–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–SFO departures fell from 2,100 in May 2025 to 1,990 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
2,100 departures · 239,644 passengers
81.2%
Load
June 2025
1,988 departures · 233,970 passengers
85.1%
Load
July 2025
1,970 departures · 234,834 passengers
87.0%
Load
August 2025
2,006 departures · 240,124 passengers
87.0%
Load
September 2025
1,938 departures · 229,536 passengers
84.8%
Load
October 2025
2,123 departures · 246,569 passengers
85.4%
Load
November 2025
1,918 departures · 222,466 passengers
82.6%
Load
December 2025
1,960 departures · 227,389 passengers
83.9%
Load
January 2026
1,744 departures · 202,061 passengers
83.1%
Load
February 2026
1,729 departures · 202,927 passengers
88.6%
Load
March 2026
2,017 departures · 240,275 passengers
87.0%
Load
April 2026
1,990 departures · 237,690 passengers
79.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → SFO
79.7% full
996 departures · 119,641 passengers
SFO → LAX
79.0% full
994 departures · 118,049 passengers
Nonstop LAX–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.
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from San Francisco (SFO)?
LAX to SFO is 338 miles (543 km / 293 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 338-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–SFO?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (28.6%), followed by the Embraer E175 (19.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 338-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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