San Francisco (SFO) – Vancouver (YVR)
- Distance
- 1,288 km
- 800 mi · 695 nm
- Flight time
- 2 h 20 min / 2 h 27 min
- Average gate to gate: SFO → YVR / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 162 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (96 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 763,049
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −6.3%
- Flights / week
- 115
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 884,555 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 7
- UA, AC, 07Q
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 SFO
- 357°
- Heading from YVR
- 177°
- Halfway point
- 43.41, -122.74
- Great-circle km
- 1,289 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air SFO → YVR
- 1 h 50 min
- In the air YVR → SFO
- 1 h 56 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 2 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 89,497 |
| Sep 2025 | 71,945 |
| Oct 2025 | 65,052 |
| Nov 2025 | 53,697 |
| Dec 2025 | 52,831 |
| Jan 2026 | 51,667 |
| Feb 2026 | 50,017 |
| Mar 2026 | 55,015 |
| Apr 2026 | 56,466 |
| May 2026 | 66,372 |
| Jun 2026 | 65,528 |
| Jul 2026 | 84,962 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 676 |
| Sep 2025 | 619 |
| Oct 2025 | 497 |
| Nov 2025 | 443 |
| Dec 2025 | 448 |
| Jan 2026 | 443 |
| Feb 2026 | 403 |
| Mar 2026 | 452 |
| Apr 2026 | 438 |
| May 2026 | 499 |
| Jun 2026 | 481 |
| Jul 2026 | 581 |
Airlines flying SFO–YVR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 53 | 51% |
| ACAir Canada | 29 | 27% |
| 07QFlair Airlines | 8.6 | 9% |
| QKJazz Aviation LP | 19 | 8% |
| RVAir Canada rouge LP | 2.4 | 3% |
| WSWestjet | 1.2 | 1% |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 1.8 | 1% |
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 737-800 · 1,758 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 1,176 flights
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 981 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 887 flights
- A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 429 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 226 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 216 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 165 flights
Also carried: 67 tonnes of freight and 18 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,289 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.