LAX → SFOLos Angeles to San Francisco

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO): 1166 nonstop departures observed each week across 43 airlines. The median arrival is 47 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 25 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 543 km, an estimated 1 hour 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and San Francisco. Updated 2 November 2026 at 12:41 UTC.

Today, LAX → SFO

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. · AA6441American On schedule SFO 08:40scheduled
  2. · AM3948AeroMexico On schedule SFO est. 16:21sched 16:22
  3. · AM4075AeroMexico On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  4. · AS2226Alaska Airlines On schedule SFO est. 07:23sched 07:27
  5. · AS306Alaska Airlines On schedule SFO 08:25scheduled
  6. · AS307Alaska Airlines On schedule SFO est. 10:28sched 10:26
  7. · AS331Alaska Airlines On schedule SFO 13:39scheduled
  8. · AV2154Avianca On schedule SFO 16:35scheduled
  9. · BA7611British Airways On schedule SFO 15:48scheduled
  10. · CI9084China Airlines On schedule SFO est. 16:21sched 16:22
  11. · CI9117China Airlines On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  12. · CI9119China Airlines On schedule SFO est. 10:51sched 10:56
  13. · CI9171China Airlines On schedule SFO est. 08:52sched 08:59
  14. · CM1062Copa Airlines On schedule SFO 16:35scheduled
  15. · DL1060Delta On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  16. · DL1421Delta On schedule SFO est. 08:52sched 08:59
  17. · DL1920Delta On schedule SFO est. 10:51sched 10:56
  18. · EK6182Emirates On schedule SFO 13:11scheduled
  19. · FJ5020Fiji Airways On schedule SFO 15:36scheduled
  20. · JL7552Japan Airlines On schedule SFO 15:36scheduled
  21. · KE7217Korean Air On schedule SFO est. 08:52sched 08:59
  22. · KL5833KLM On schedule SFO est. 16:21sched 16:22
  23. · LA7934LATAM Chile On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  24. · LA7952LATAM Chile On schedule SFO est. 10:51sched 10:56
  25. · LY4095El Al Airlines On schedule SFO est. 08:52sched 08:59
  26. · LY4174El Al Airlines On schedule SFO est. 10:51sched 10:56
  27. · LY4488El Al Airlines On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  28. · MU8687China Eastern On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  29. · MU8689China Eastern On schedule SFO est. 16:21sched 16:22
  30. · MU8848China Eastern On schedule SFO est. 08:52sched 08:59
  31. · NH7355ANA (All Nippon Airways) On schedule SFO 08:55scheduled
  32. · NZ9273Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 08:55scheduled
  33. · NZ9277Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 12:31scheduled
  34. · NZ9278Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 16:35scheduled
  35. · NZ9280Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 14:35scheduled
  36. · NZ9282Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 11:17scheduled
  37. · NZ9283Air New Zealand On schedule SFO 13:11scheduled
  38. · PR3881Philippine Airlines On schedule SFO 08:40scheduled
  39. · PR3898Philippine Airlines On schedule SFO 13:19scheduled
  40. · QF3023Qantas On schedule SFO 13:19scheduled
  41. · QF3214Qantas On schedule SFO 11:07scheduled
  42. · QF3333Qantas On schedule SFO 08:40scheduled
  43. · QF3771Qantas On schedule SFO 14:40scheduled
  44. · QF3773Qantas On schedule SFO est. 10:28sched 10:26
  45. · QF3775Qantas On schedule SFO 13:39scheduled
  46. · QF4494Qantas On schedule SFO 15:36scheduled
  47. · QR2151Qatar On schedule SFO est. 07:23sched 07:27
  48. · QR2172Qatar On schedule SFO 08:25scheduled
  49. · QR2678Qatar On schedule SFO 13:19scheduled
  50. · QR3321Qatar On schedule SFO est. 10:28sched 10:26
  51. · SK3628Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  52. · SK3630Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) On schedule SFO est. 10:51sched 10:56
  53. · TN1176Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 11:07scheduled
  54. · TN1229Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 15:36scheduled
  55. · TN1306Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 08:40scheduled
  56. · TN1356Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 13:19scheduled
  57. · TN2314Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO est. 10:28sched 10:26
  58. · TN2342Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 14:40scheduled
  59. · TN2353Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 08:25scheduled
  60. · TN2422Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 15:48scheduled
  61. · TN2424Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO 13:39scheduled
  62. · TN2469Air Tahiti Nui On schedule SFO est. 07:23sched 07:27
  63. · UA1905United On schedule SFO 11:17scheduled
  64. · UA2199United On schedule SFO 12:31scheduled
  65. · UA2831United On schedule SFO 13:11scheduled
  66. · UA336United On schedule SFO 08:55scheduled
  67. · UA469United On schedule SFO 14:35scheduled
  68. · VA8056Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 08:55scheduled
  69. · VA8058Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 13:11scheduled
  70. · VA8059Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 16:35scheduled
  71. · VA8060Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 14:35scheduled
  72. · VA8062Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 12:31scheduled
  73. · VA8554Virgin Australia On schedule SFO 11:17scheduled
  74. · VS1837Virgin Atlantic On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled
  75. · VS1987Virgin Atlantic On schedule SFO est. 16:21sched 16:22
  76. · VS4107Virgin Atlantic On schedule SFO est. 10:51sched 10:56
  77. · VS4109Virgin Atlantic On schedule SFO est. 08:52sched 08:59
  78. · WN2279Southwest On schedule SFO 11:35scheduled
  79. · WN596Southwest On schedule SFO 13:05scheduled
  80. · WN781Southwest On schedule SFO est. 08:11sched 08:30
  81. · WS7637WestJet On schedule SFO 13:45scheduled

Checked LAX board 22:45 · SFO board 04:41

LAX Los Angeles busy · +19
SFO San Francisco heavy · +34
543 km · ~1h 12m est.
dep bank 00:06–23:371166x weekly
Under pressure · 43 airlines · 1166x weekly · nonstop
64 / 100

route health from live LAX and SFO delay boards

Median arrival delay is +47 min. 0 of 25 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+47 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~1h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1166x43 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 25

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Aer LingusAeroméxicoAir ChinaAir France

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
Aer LingusEI

Flights EI7391 08:57 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa · EI7533 23:37 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

AeroméxicoAM

Flights AM4075 13:45 daily · AM3948 15:54 daily · AM3544 varies We Th Fr Sa Su · AM4087 21:22 Mo Th Fr Su

Air ChinaCA

Flights CA7283 00:06 Mo Th Fr Su · CA7282 varies Tu We Fr Sa Su · CA7281 16:35 Fr Su · CA7381 varies We Fr Su

Air FranceAF

Flights AF9067 13:45 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · AF8543 19:42 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · AF8693 21:22 Mo Su · AF2527 22:15 We

Air IncheonKJ

Flights KJ284 varies Tu We Th Sa · KJ286 varies We Th Fr Sa

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9272 00:06 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · NZ9275 varies daily · NZ9273 08:55 daily · NZ9282 varies daily

Air Tahiti NuiTN

Flights TN2469 08:01 daily · TN2353 08:25 Mo Su · TN1229 08:57 daily · TN2314 varies Mo Su

Alaska AirlinesAS

Flights AS1456 09:12 Mo Tu We Th Fr · AS309 12:57 daily · AS1411 14:27 daily · AS91 15:37 daily

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA6274 07:17 daily · AA6277 09:16 daily · AA2072 11:00 daily · AA6276 13:55 daily

ANA (All Nippon Airways)NH

Flights NH7357 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · NH7355 08:55 daily · NH7353 varies daily · NH7262 varies daily

Asiana AirlinesOZ

Flights OZ6348 21:25 daily

AviancaAV

Flights AV2150 varies daily · AV2154 varies daily · AV2010 20:10 daily · AV2152 21:25 daily

British AirwaysBA

Flights BA7611 15:48 Mo Su · BA6449 15:52 daily · BA7609 17:00 We Th Fr Sa Su · BA7607 18:50 daily

China AirlinesCI

Flights CI9171 08:59 daily · CI9119 11:05 daily · CI9117 13:45 daily · CI9084 15:54 daily

China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU8848 08:59 Mo Th Sa · MU8687 11:05 Mo Th Sa Su · MU8689 15:54 daily · MU8842 19:42 daily

China Southern AirlinesCZ

Flights CZ1604 23:37 Mo We Fr Sa Su

Copa AirlinesCM

Flights CM1064 varies Mo Th Fr Sa · CM1061 16:35 daily · CM1062 18:02 daily · CM1063 varies We Th Fr Sa Su

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL1421 07:35 daily · DL1920 09:40 daily · DL1060 12:20 daily · DL2267 14:32 daily

El Al AirlinesLY

Flights LY4095 08:59 Mo We Th Fr Su · LY4174 11:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · LY4488 13:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · LY4513 15:54 Mo Tu We Th Fr

EmiratesEK

Flights EK6182 varies daily

EVA AirBR

Flights BR629 03:30 We Th Fr Sa Su

Fiji AirwaysFJ

Flights FJ5020 15:36 Mo Su · FJ5031 19:03 daily

FinnairAY

Flights AY2514 varies Th Su · AY4105 23:37 Tu Fr Su

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92857 varies Mo Th Fr Su · F94593 19:03 daily

Gulf AirGF

Flights GF4288 varies daily

Iberia AirlinesIB

Flights IB7283 08:01 Mo We Th Sa Su · IB7306 21:17 Fr Su · IB4726 21:39 We Fr Su

ITA AirwaysAZ

Flights AZ4444 18:02 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · AZ4445 20:10 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su · AZ4418 21:25 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su

Japan AirlinesJL

Flights JL7554 15:37 daily · JL7552 19:03 daily · JL7556 21:39 daily

KLMKL

Flights KL5822 13:45 daily · KL5833 16:22 Mo Su

Korean AirKE

Flights KE7217 08:59 daily · KE7247 11:05 daily

LATAM ChileLA

Flights LA7952 11:05 daily · LA7934 13:45 daily · LA7912 22:15 daily

Philippine AirlinesPR

Flights PR3898 13:19 Mo Su

Porter AirlinesPD

Flights PD6294 19:03 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF3062 08:57 daily · QF3333 11:02 daily · QF3051 12:35 daily · QF3023 13:19 Mo Su

Qatar AirwaysQR

Flights QR2151 08:01 daily · QR3321 varies Mo Su · QR2111 10:43 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · QR9462 12:35 Mo Tu Th Sa

Royal Air MarocAT

Flights AT5164 12:35 Tu Fr Su

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)SK

Flights SK3628 13:45 daily · SK3630 varies daily · SK3626 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · SK3853 22:15 daily

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN2503 06:35 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN2504 10:00 Mo Th Fr Su · WN2777 10:10 Tu We · WN1817 12:00 Mo Th Fr

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2492 06:00 Mo Th Fr Su · UA336 07:25 daily · UA1905 varies daily · UA2199 10:55 daily

Virgin AtlanticVS

Flights VS4109 08:59 daily · VS4107 11:05 daily · VS1837 13:45 daily · VS1987 15:54 daily

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA8059 varies daily · VA8056 08:55 daily · VA8554 varies daily · VA8062 12:31 daily

VolarisY4

Flights Y42483 varies Mo Th Fr Su · Y42793 20:38 daily

WestJetWS

Flights WS7637 13:45 Mo We Fr Sa Su · WS8630 15:54 daily · WS8599 varies daily · WS8635 22:15 Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01AA3176departed+11
11-01AA6316departed+37
11-01AA6324departed+23
11-01AA6429departed+32
11-01AA6439departed+22
11-01AA6448departed+41
11-01AS1832departed+39
11-01AS1838departed+31
11-01AS1848departed+19
11-01AS201departed+21
11-01AS350departed+66
11-01AS411departed+120
11-01AS91departed+11
11-01DL2197departed+92
11-01DL2267departed+12
11-01DL2986departed+63
11-01NZ9272arrived+47
11-01UA1195departed+127
11-01UA1363departed+279
11-01UA1853arrived+47
11-01UA2019departed+39
11-01UA2111departed+111
11-01WN287departed+178
11-01WN4051departed+66
11-01WN512departed+68

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
LAXLos Angeles +19 min busy 🌤 few clouds · ENE 3 kt Full LAX delay board →
SFOSan Francisco +34 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 4 kt Full SFO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at SFO: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to San Francisco route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX 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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LAX to SFO questions

Is LAX–SFO running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The arrival side at SFO is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–SFO?

Operators schedule morning departures around 03:30 and evening departures around 17:25 from LAX. 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 LAX to SFO?

Great-circle distance is 543 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 68–77 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–SFO fly?

43 carriers operate this route, around 1166 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.