San Francisco (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)
Flight time
≈ 2h 18m
Bearing
117° SE
San Francisco (SFO) to Tucson (TUS) is 751 miles (1,208 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SFO–TUS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop SFO–TUS; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
172
April 2026
Seats
12,682
both directions
Passengers
10,361
both directions
Load factor
81.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies SFO–TUS?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop SFO–TUS departures in April 2026 (171), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
171 departures · 12,516 seats
Share of departures99.4%81.5%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 166 seats
Share of departures0.6%100.0%
Load
What plane flies SFO–TUS?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 98% of SFO–TUS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
168 departures · 81.7% load
97.7% - Bombardier CRJ-700
3 departures · 67.1% load
1.7% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 100.0% load
0.6%
How has SFO–TUS traffic changed?
Nonstop SFO–TUS departures fell from 181 in May 2025 to 172 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SFO–TUS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
181 departures · 10,801 passengers
83.5%
Load
June 2025
173 departures · 10,163 passengers
81.0%
Load
July 2025
166 departures · 10,707 passengers
87.1%
Load
August 2025
150 departures · 9,191 passengers
83.0%
Load
September 2025
121 departures · 8,633 passengers
83.6%
Load
October 2025
147 departures · 13,314 passengers
76.7%
Load
November 2025
242 departures · 12,749 passengers
73.0%
Load
December 2025
180 departures · 10,800 passengers
81.9%
Load
January 2026
161 departures · 9,776 passengers
84.3%
Load
February 2026
150 departures · 9,370 passengers
86.5%
Load
March 2026
162 departures · 10,187 passengers
84.9%
Load
April 2026
172 departures · 10,361 passengers
81.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SFO → TUS
80.0% full
87 departures · 5,115 passengers
TUS → SFO
83.4% full
85 departures · 5,246 passengers
Nonstop SFO–TUS traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is San Francisco (SFO) from Tucson (TUS)?
SFO to TUS is 751 miles (1,208 km / 652 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SFO to TUS?
A nonstop covers the 751-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 18m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SFO–TUS?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (97.7%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (1.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying SFO–TUS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 751-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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