Metro Manila (MNL) – San Francisco (SFO)
- Distance
- 11,244 km
- 6,987 mi · 6,071 nm
- Flight time
- 12 h 34 min / 14 h 19 min
- Average gate to gate: MNL → SFO / back
- Time difference
- 16 h / 15 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,314 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (778 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 599,403
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +39.2%
- Flights / week
- 37
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 703,949 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, PR
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
The way there
- Heading from MNL
- 46°
- Heading from SFO
- 298°
- Halfway point
- 42.69, 170.15
- Great-circle km
- 11,229 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air MNL → SFO
- 11 h 55 min
- In the air SFO → MNL
- 13 h 37 min
- Clocks
- 16 h in January, 15 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 14 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 35,774 |
| Sep 2025 | 33,308 |
| Oct 2025 | 41,844 |
| Nov 2025 | 54,598 |
| Dec 2025 | 56,434 |
| Jan 2026 | 59,093 |
| Feb 2026 | 36,335 |
| Mar 2026 | 59,611 |
| Apr 2026 | 54,743 |
| May 2026 | 56,138 |
| Jun 2026 | 54,150 |
| Jul 2026 | 57,375 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 122 |
| Sep 2025 | 120 |
| Oct 2025 | 137 |
| Nov 2025 | 181 |
| Dec 2025 | 183 |
| Jan 2026 | 187 |
| Feb 2026 | 112 |
| Mar 2026 | 184 |
| Apr 2026 | 178 |
| May 2026 | 186 |
| Jun 2026 | 177 |
| Jul 2026 | 181 |
Airlines flying MNL–SFO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 25 | 68% |
| PRPhilippine Airlines | 13 | 32% |
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
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 1,280 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 667 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 1 flight
Also carried: 13,610 tonnes of freight and 36 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 11,229 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.