Paris (ORY) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 11h 57m
Bearing
319° NW
Paris (ORY) to San Francisco (SFO) is 5,578 miles (8,977 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORY–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, French bee was the only carrier flying nonstop ORY–SFO; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
29
May 2026
Seats
11,875
both directions
Passengers
10,302
both directions
Load factor
86.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORY–SFO?
French bee was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORY–SFO in May 2026 (29 departures).
- BF
French bee
29 departures · 11,875 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.8%
Load
What plane flies ORY–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of ORY–SFO departures.
- Airbus A350-900
29 departures · 86.8% load
100.0%
How has ORY–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop ORY–SFO departures fell from 50 in June 2025 to 29 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORY–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
50 departures · 16,364 passengers
81.7%
Load
July 2025
54 departures · 18,648 passengers
85.7%
Load
August 2025
53 departures · 18,291 passengers
85.9%
Load
September 2025
33 departures · 11,649 passengers
87.0%
Load
October 2025
27 departures · 10,111 passengers
91.1%
Load
November 2025
15 departures · 5,298 passengers
85.9%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
16 departures · 4,989 passengers
75.9%
Load
March 2026
22 departures · 7,914 passengers
87.5%
Load
April 2026
26 departures · 9,291 passengers
87.0%
Load
May 2026
29 departures · 10,302 passengers
86.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORY → SFO
82.5% full
15 departures · 5,069 passengers
SFO → ORY
91.3% full
14 departures · 5,233 passengers
Nonstop ORY–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Paris
FR
Paris-Orly Airport
Coordinates
48.73°N, 2.36°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Paris (ORY) from San Francisco (SFO)?
ORY to SFO is 5,578 miles (8,977 km / 4,847 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORY to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 5,578-mile great-circle distance in roughly 11h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORY–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORY–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,578-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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