San Francisco (SFO) to Edmonton (YEG)
Flight time
≈ 3h 08m
Bearing
18° N
San Francisco (SFO) to Edmonton (YEG) is 1,163 miles (1,871 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SFO–YEG
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Jazz Aviation was the only carrier flying nonstop SFO–YEG; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
58
May 2026
Seats
4,408
both directions
Passengers
3,402
both directions
Load factor
77.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SFO–YEG?
Jazz Aviation was the only carrier to fly nonstop SFO–YEG in May 2026 (58 departures).
- QK
Jazz Aviation
58 departures · 4,408 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.2%
Load
What plane flies SFO–YEG?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 100% of SFO–YEG departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
58 departures · 77.2% load
100.0%
How has SFO–YEG traffic changed?
Nonstop SFO–YEG departures rose from 3 in June 2025 to 58 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop SFO–YEG traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
3 departures · 231 passengers
68.8%
Load
July 2025
53 departures · 3,687 passengers
80.8%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 4,530 passengers
87.2%
Load
September 2025
32 departures · 2,313 passengers
87.4%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
58 departures · 3,402 passengers
77.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
YEG → SFO
70.9% full
30 departures · 1,616 passengers
SFO → YEG
83.9% full
28 departures · 1,786 passengers
Nonstop SFO–YEG 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).
The airports
Edmonton
CA
Edmonton International Airport
Coordinates
53.31°N, 113.58°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is San Francisco (SFO) from Edmonton (YEG)?
SFO to YEG is 1,163 miles (1,871 km / 1,010 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SFO to YEG?
A nonstop covers the 1,163-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 08m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SFO–YEG?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying SFO–YEG?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,163-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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