Richmond (RIC) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 5h 41m
Bearing
284° W
Richmond (RIC) to San Francisco (SFO) is 2,443 miles (3,932 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies RIC–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop RIC–SFO; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
16
May 2026
Seats
2,192
both directions
Passengers
1,845
both directions
Load factor
84.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies RIC–SFO?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop RIC–SFO in May 2026 (16 departures).
- MX
16 departures · 2,192 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.2%
Load
What plane flies RIC–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of RIC–SFO departures.
- Airbus A220-300
16 departures · 84.2% load
100.0%
How has RIC–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop RIC–SFO departures held steady at about 16 a month between June 2025 and May 2026.
Monthly nonstop RIC–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
16 departures · 1,961 passengers
89.5%
Load
July 2025
20 departures · 2,484 passengers
88.4%
Load
August 2025
19 departures · 2,277 passengers
86.1%
Load
September 2025
18 departures · 2,019 passengers
75.9%
Load
October 2025
19 departures · 1,942 passengers
74.0%
Load
November 2025
18 departures · 1,796 passengers
72.8%
Load
December 2025
18 departures · 2,106 passengers
85.4%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 248 passengers
90.5%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
16 departures · 1,845 passengers
84.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
RIC → SFO
86.7% full
8 departures · 950 passengers
SFO → RIC
81.7% full
8 departures · 895 passengers
Nonstop RIC–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Richmond (RIC) from San Francisco (SFO)?
RIC to SFO is 2,443 miles (3,932 km / 2,123 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from RIC to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 2,443-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies RIC–SFO?
In May 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying RIC–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,443-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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