How long is the flight from DFW to SFO?

Scheduled flights took on average 3 h 48 min from DFW to SFO and 3 h 30 min from SFO to DFW, gate to gate (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, US BTS). Winds make one direction faster.

Which airlines fly nonstop between DFW and SFO?

American Airlines, United Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines flew the route in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, with 156 flights a week in both directions together.

What is the time difference between Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco?

San Francisco is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on DFW–SFO worth?

Neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: the route neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK.

How much is a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to San Francisco?

Passengers paid $285 on average per one-way trip in Q1 2026, all cabins, taxes included (US DOT). For Q1 2027 we expect about $291, likely $258–$331: an estimate, not a price you can book.

How much CO2 does a flight from DFW to SFO emit?

About 296 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (175 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – San Francisco (SFO)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 2,357 km; 1,464 mi · 1,273 nm
Flight time: 3 h 48 min / 3 h 30 min; Average gate to gate: DFW → SFO / back
Time difference: 2 h
CO2 per passenger: 296 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (175 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 1,313,229; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +3.0%
Flights / week: 156; Both directions, average
Seats filled: 89%; 1,482,464 seats a year
Airlines nonstop: 4; AA, UA, F9

Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from DFW: 290°
Heading from SFO: 95°
Halfway point: 35.93, -109.33
Great-circle km: 2,352 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air DFW → SFO: 3 h 18 min
In the air SFO → DFW: 2 h 57 min
Clocks: San Francisco is 2 h behind Dallas-Fort Worth

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 136,153 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Aug 2025	109,501
Sep 2025	98,949
Oct 2025	117,696
Nov 2025	107,111
Dec 2025	107,636
Jan 2026	85,097
Feb 2026	91,637
Mar 2026	105,439
Apr 2026	102,736
May 2026	120,179
Jun 2026	131,095
Jul 2026	136,153

Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 826 flights

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Month	Flights
Aug 2025	652
Sep 2025	593
Oct 2025	692
Nov 2025	640
Dec 2025	673
Jan 2026	562
Feb 2026	579
Mar 2026	667
Apr 2026	668
May 2026	768
Jun 2026	813
Jul 2026	826

Airlines flying DFW–SFO nonstop

Airline	Flights / week	Passengers / year	Share of passengers
AAAmerican Airlines	115	1,005,671	77%
UAUnited Air Lines	34	232,589	18%
F9Frontier Airlines	7.3	72,843	6%
OOSkyWest Airlines	0.6	2,121	0%

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources

Aircraft on this route

Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 4,640 flights
Boeing 737-800 · 979 flights
Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 955 flights
Airbus Industrie A319 · 426 flights
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 402 flights
Boeing B737 Max 900 · 208 flights
Boeing B737 Max 800 · 207 flights
Boeing 737-900ER · 151 flights

Also carried: 529 tonnes of freight and 329 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Punctuality

On time: 66.9%; Arrived within 15 min of schedule
Average delay: 26 min; Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
Cancelled: 2.4%
Flights counted: 8,359; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Airline	On time	Average delay	Cancelled	Flights
AAAmerican Airlines	65.5%	28 min	2.7%	6,142
UAUnited Air Lines	73.4%	19 min	0.7%	1,786
F9Frontier Airlines	57.4%	25 min	4.5%	397
OOSkyWest Airlines	69.7%	19 min	2.9%	34

Delay minutes by cause: airline 32% · aircraft arriving late 45% · air traffic system 19% · weather 4% · security 0%.

Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources

What passengers paid

Average fare, Q1 2026: $285; One way, all cabins
Average over a year: $259; Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
Largest airline: American Airlines; 73% of passengers · $292
Lowest-fare airline: American Airlines; 73% of passengers · $292

History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $258 · Q3 2025 $239 · Q4 2025 $256 · Q1 2026 $285).

Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $291, likely $258–$331

The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 76% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 8%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works

U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,352 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from DFW

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
DFW → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,177 km	1,929,257
DFW → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,290 km	1,916,312
DFW → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	1,987 km	1,914,491
DFW → DEN	Denver, United States	1,032 km	1,745,260
DFW → LGA	New York, United States	2,235 km	1,726,005
DFW → PHX	Phoenix, United States	1,396 km	1,648,391
DFW → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	1,698 km	1,630,211
DFW → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,585 km	1,605,592
DFW → SEA	Seattle, United States	2,671 km	1,577,921
DFW → MIA	Miami, United States	1,804 km	1,512,657

More routes from SFO

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SFO → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	543 km	2,842,388
SFO → ORD	Chicago, United States	2,971 km	1,976,484
SFO → JFK	New York, United States	4,162 km	1,910,892
SFO → EWR	New York, United States	4,128 km	1,752,123
SFO → DEN	Denver, United States	1,556 km	1,743,354
SFO → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	666 km	1,684,053
SFO → SEA	Seattle, United States	1,092 km	1,628,228
SFO → SAN	San Diego, United States	719 km	1,602,478
SFO → BOS	Boston, United States	4,352 km	1,386,355
SFO → TPE	Taoyuan, Taiwan	10,410 km	1,254,104

Questions

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and San Francisco (SFO) are 2,357 km (1,464 miles, 1,273 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.