Palm Springs (PSP) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 1h 38m
Bearing
310° NW
Palm Springs (PSP) to San Francisco (SFO) is 420 miles (677 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies PSP–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop PSP–SFO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 85% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
385
July 2026
Seats
28,312
both directions
Passengers
18,645
both directions
Load factor
65.9%
seat-miles filled
Who flies PSP–SFO?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop PSP–SFO departures in July 2026 (384), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
384 departures · 28,140 seats
Share of departures99.7%65.7%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 172 seats
Share of departures0.3%89.5%
Load
What plane flies PSP–SFO?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 85% of PSP–SFO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
328 departures · 65.7% load
85.2% - Bombardier CRJ-700
56 departures · 65.7% load
14.5% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 89.5% load
0.3%
How has PSP–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop PSP–SFO departures rose from 332 in August 2025 to 385 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop PSP–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
332 departures · 18,377 passengers
74.4%
Load
September 2025
382 departures · 23,746 passengers
76.7%
Load
October 2025
479 departures · 29,612 passengers
69.9%
Load
November 2025
521 departures · 31,042 passengers
68.1%
Load
December 2025
432 departures · 28,996 passengers
75.1%
Load
January 2026
476 departures · 28,357 passengers
69.2%
Load
February 2026
482 departures · 32,251 passengers
79.0%
Load
March 2026
564 departures · 39,602 passengers
83.5%
Load
April 2026
535 departures · 36,762 passengers
71.8%
Load
May 2026
421 departures · 27,219 passengers
73.6%
Load
June 2026
383 departures · 20,627 passengers
73.3%
Load
July 2026
385 departures · 18,645 passengers
65.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → PSP
65.0% full
198 departures · 9,501 passengers
PSP → SFO
66.8% full
187 departures · 9,144 passengers
Nonstop PSP–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). Load factor is RPM ÷ ASM (revenue passenger-miles ÷ available seat-miles).
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Frequently asked
How far is Palm Springs (PSP) from San Francisco (SFO)?
PSP to SFO is 420 miles (677 km / 365 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from PSP to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 420-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies PSP–SFO?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (85.2%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (14.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying PSP–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 420-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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