Portland (PDX) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 54m
Bearing
179° S
Portland (PDX) to San Francisco (SFO) is 551 miles (886 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies PDX–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop PDX–SFO; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 20% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
650
July 2026
Seats
101,488
both directions
Passengers
81,016
both directions
Load factor
79.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies PDX–SFO?
United Airlines operated the most nonstop PDX–SFO departures in July 2026 (349), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- UA
349 departures · 55,109 seats
Share of departures53.7%76.0%
Load
- AS
238 departures · 41,595 seats
Share of departures36.6%84.9%
Load
- QX
62 departures · 4,712 seats
Share of departures9.5%81.0%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.2%0.0%
Load
What plane flies PDX–SFO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 20% of PDX–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
133 departures · 84.1% load
20.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
127 departures · 84.3% load
19.5% - Boeing 737-800
114 departures · 74.3% load
17.5% - Airbus A320
81 departures · 87.3% load
12.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
72 departures · 65.0% load
11.1% - Embraer E175
62 departures · 81.0% load
9.5% - Airbus A319
60 departures · 78.1% load
9.2% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has PDX–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop PDX–SFO departures fell from 688 in August 2025 to 650 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop PDX–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
688 departures · 86,484 passengers
86.7%
Load
September 2025
657 departures · 74,601 passengers
79.2%
Load
October 2025
729 departures · 86,147 passengers
77.6%
Load
November 2025
607 departures · 75,816 passengers
79.6%
Load
December 2025
540 departures · 68,698 passengers
81.3%
Load
January 2026
577 departures · 61,828 passengers
73.5%
Load
February 2026
543 departures · 62,931 passengers
77.6%
Load
March 2026
603 departures · 69,527 passengers
79.3%
Load
April 2026
627 departures · 70,837 passengers
80.2%
Load
May 2026
602 departures · 74,124 passengers
77.0%
Load
June 2026
631 departures · 76,930 passengers
78.2%
Load
July 2026
650 departures · 81,016 passengers
79.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → PDX
79.3% full
326 departures · 40,355 passengers
PDX → SFO
80.3% full
324 departures · 40,661 passengers
Nonstop PDX–SFO traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Portland (PDX) from San Francisco (SFO)?
PDX to SFO is 551 miles (886 km / 479 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PDX to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 551-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PDX–SFO?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (20.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (19.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying PDX–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 551-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from SFO
Popular long-haul routes