Louisville (SDF) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 4h 46m
Bearing
280° W
Louisville (SDF) to San Francisco (SFO) is 1,985 miles (3,194 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SDF–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Breeze Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop SDF–SFO; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
18
July 2026
Seats
2,466
both directions
Passengers
2,218
both directions
Load factor
89.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SDF–SFO?
Breeze Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop SDF–SFO in July 2026 (18 departures).
- MX
18 departures · 2,466 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.9%
Load
What plane flies SDF–SFO?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 100% of SDF–SFO departures.
- Airbus A220-300
18 departures · 89.9% load
100.0%
How has SDF–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop SDF–SFO departures held steady at about 18 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop SDF–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
18 departures · 2,084 passengers
84.5%
Load
September 2025
18 departures · 2,029 passengers
82.3%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 1,949 passengers
79.0%
Load
November 2025
16 departures · 1,722 passengers
78.6%
Load
December 2025
18 departures · 2,054 passengers
83.3%
Load
January 2026
4 departures · 495 passengers
90.3%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
2 departures · 175 passengers
58.3%
Load
May 2026
16 departures · 1,891 passengers
83.1%
Load
June 2026
18 departures · 2,242 passengers
90.9%
Load
July 2026
18 departures · 2,218 passengers
89.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SDF → SFO
90.7% full
9 departures · 1,118 passengers
SFO → SDF
89.2% full
9 departures · 1,100 passengers
Nonstop SDF–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
Louisville
US
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
Coordinates
38.17°N, 85.74°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Louisville (SDF) from San Francisco (SFO)?
SDF to SFO is 1,985 miles (3,194 km / 1,725 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SDF to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 1,985-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SDF–SFO?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying SDF–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,985-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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