Missoula (MSO) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 2h 20m
Bearing
216° SW
Missoula (MSO) to San Francisco (SFO) is 768 miles (1,237 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MSO–SFO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MSO–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
8
March 2026
Seats
560
both directions
Passengers
414
both directions
Load factor
73.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies MSO–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MSO–SFO in March 2026 (8 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
8 departures · 560 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.9%
Load
What plane flies MSO–SFO?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of MSO–SFO departures.
- Embraer E175
8 departures · 73.9% load
100.0%
How has MSO–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop MSO–SFO departures fell from 20 in May 2025 to 8 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop MSO–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
20 departures · 1,012 passengers
72.3%
Load
June 2025
62 departures · 3,528 passengers
81.3%
Load
July 2025
70 departures · 4,307 passengers
87.7%
Load
August 2025
60 departures · 3,644 passengers
83.2%
Load
September 2025
26 departures · 1,557 passengers
78.8%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
6 departures · 357 passengers
78.3%
Load
January 2026
9 departures · 235 passengers
37.3%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 385 passengers
68.8%
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 414 passengers
73.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MSO → SFO
77.9% full
4 departures · 218 passengers
SFO → MSO
70.0% full
4 departures · 196 passengers
Nonstop MSO–SFO traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 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 Missoula (MSO) from San Francisco (SFO)?
MSO to SFO is 768 miles (1,237 km / 668 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MSO to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 768-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MSO–SFO?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MSO–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 768-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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