San Francisco (SFO) to Ixtapa (ZIH)
Flight time
≈ 4h 33m
Bearing
132° SE
San Francisco (SFO) to Ixtapa (ZIH) is 1,876 miles (3,019 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies SFO–ZIH
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Alaska Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop SFO–ZIH; the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
6
April 2026
Seats
1,049
both directions
Passengers
866
both directions
Load factor
82.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies SFO–ZIH?
Alaska Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop SFO–ZIH in April 2026 (6 departures).
- AS
6 departures · 1,049 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.5%
Load
What plane flies SFO–ZIH?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew 50% of SFO–ZIH departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 9
3 departures · 87.5% load
50.0% - Boeing 737-900ER
2 departures · 71.1% load
33.3% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 91.8% load
16.7%
How has SFO–ZIH traffic changed?
Nonstop SFO–ZIH departures rose from 4 in November 2025 to 6 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop SFO–ZIH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
November 2025
4 departures · 496 passengers
73.2%
Load
December 2025
8 departures · 1,074 passengers
75.4%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,567 passengers
88.0%
Load
February 2026
7 departures · 1,051 passengers
86.9%
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 1,128 passengers
80.2%
Load
April 2026
6 departures · 866 passengers
82.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
SFO → ZIH
73.4% full
3 departures · 378 passengers
ZIH → SFO
91.4% full
3 departures · 488 passengers
Nonstop SFO–ZIH traffic has been filed 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 airports
Ixtapa
MX
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
Coordinates
17.60°N, 101.46°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is San Francisco (SFO) from Ixtapa (ZIH)?
SFO to ZIH is 1,876 miles (3,019 km / 1,630 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from SFO to ZIH?
A nonstop covers the 1,876-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies SFO–ZIH?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-900ER (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying SFO–ZIH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,876-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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