DAL → SFODallas to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to San Francisco (SFO): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,370 km, an estimated 3 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and San Francisco. Updated 31 October 2026 at 20:18 UTC.

Today, DAL → SFO

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 07:45 WN3370Southwest Left 07:57 +12 Landed 09:44 +14

Checked DAL board 15:18 · SFO board 18:40

DAL Dallas busy · +15
SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
2,370 km · ~3h 32m est.
dep bank 07:30–07:557x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked DAL → SFO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~3h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN1462 07:30 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN2275 07:55 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN3370dep +12 → arr+14
10-30WN1462dep +11 → arr−2
10-29WN1462dep +5 → arr−12
10-28WN2275dep +4 → arr−14
10-27WN2275dep +13 → arr−2
10-26WN1462dep +25 → arr+10
10-25WN1462dep +8 → arr−26

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DALDallas +15 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 4 kt Full DAL delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 7 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL and SFO: a 50% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL to SFO flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DAL-SFO
How we measure this →

DAL to SFO questions

Is DAL–SFO running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 from DAL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SFO delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DAL to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 2,370 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 197–233 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–SFO fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.